Next Article in Journal
Characterization of Damage and Infiltration Modeling of Coal-Slurry Consolidation Mechanics Under Loaded Conditions
Previous Article in Journal
Signal Positioning of Lightning Detection and Warning System Combining Direction of Arrival Algorithm and Capon Algorithm
Previous Article in Special Issue
Geometric Evaluation of an Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converter Device Using Representative Regular Waves of the Sea State Found in Tramandaí, Brazil
 
 
Search for Articles:
Title / Keyword
Author / Affiliation / Email
Journal
Article Type
 
 
Advanced Search
 
Section
Special Issue
Volume
Issue
Number
Page
 
Journals
Processes
Volume 13
Issue 2
10.3390/pr13020399
processes-logo
Submit to this Journal Review for this Journal Propose a Special Issue
► Article Menu

Article Menu

share Share announcement Help format_quote Cite question_answer Discuss in SciProfiles
first_page
settings
Order Article Reprints
Font Type:
Arial Georgia Verdana
Font Size:
Aa Aa Aa
Line Spacing:
Column Width:
Background:
This is an early access version, the complete PDF, HTML, and XML versions will be available soon.
Article

Numerical Study on the Dynamic Characteristics of a Coupled Wind–Wave Energy Device

by
Xiaoming Su
1,
Xiaochen Dong
2,
Chuanli Xu
2,*,
Zhen Liu
2,
Heqiang Ni
2 and
Ziqian Han
2
1
Huadian (Fujian) Wind Power Co., Ltd., Fuzhou 350300, China
2
Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Processes 2025, 13(2), 399; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13020399
Submission received: 8 January 2025 / Revised: 26 January 2025 / Accepted: 28 January 2025 / Published: 2 February 2025
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Design and Utilization of Wind Turbines/Wave Energy Convertors)
Versions Notes

Abstract

A wind–wave coupled device integrating an offshore fixed wind turbine and an OWC (oscillating water column) wave energy device is proposed in this study. Its dynamic characteristics under extreme environmental conditions are analyzed for practical design and development using a numerical model established based on the commercial finite element method platform ANSYS-Workbench, which is then validated using experimental data for an offshore fixed wind turbine model. The modal analysis results indicate that installing the OWC system does not modify the basic dynamic characteristics of the original wind turbine. Under different extreme environmental conditions at different design water levels, stress concentration can be observed at different locations on the structures. Although the gap between the sub-chambers of the OWC system can be increased to reduce stress on the chamber and piles, an excessively large gap will enhance structural complexity and increase construction costs. An appropriate relative size for the gap between the sub-chambers is recommended for practical design.
Keywords: wind-wave coupled device; high-rise pile cap; oscillating water column; numerical model; dynamic characteristics wind-wave coupled device; high-rise pile cap; oscillating water column; numerical model; dynamic characteristics

Share and Cite

MDPI and ACS Style

Su, X.; Dong, X.; Xu, C.; Liu, Z.; Ni, H.; Han, Z. Numerical Study on the Dynamic Characteristics of a Coupled Wind–Wave Energy Device. Processes 2025, 13, 399. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13020399

AMA Style

Su X, Dong X, Xu C, Liu Z, Ni H, Han Z. Numerical Study on the Dynamic Characteristics of a Coupled Wind–Wave Energy Device. Processes. 2025; 13(2):399. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13020399

Chicago/Turabian Style

Su, Xiaoming, Xiaochen Dong, Chuanli Xu, Zhen Liu, Heqiang Ni, and Ziqian Han. 2025. "Numerical Study on the Dynamic Characteristics of a Coupled Wind–Wave Energy Device" Processes 13, no. 2: 399. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13020399

APA Style

Su, X., Dong, X., Xu, C., Liu, Z., Ni, H., & Han, Z. (2025). Numerical Study on the Dynamic Characteristics of a Coupled Wind–Wave Energy Device. Processes, 13(2), 399. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13020399

Note that from the first issue of 2016, this journal uses article numbers instead of page numbers. See further details here.

Article Metrics

Back to TopTop