MARE-WINT
MARE-WINT

Author: Wiesław Ostachowicz

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-08-30

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13: 3319390953

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This book provides a holistic, interdisciplinary overview of offshore wind energy, and is a must-read for advanced researchers. Topics, from the design and analysis of future turbines, to the decommissioning of wind farms, are covered. The scope of the work ranges from analytical, numerical and experimental advancements in structural and fluid mechanics, to novel developments in risk, safety & reliability engineering for offshore wind.The core objective of the current work is to make offshore wind energy more competitive, by improving the reliability, and operations and maintenance (O&M) strategies of wind turbines. The research was carried out under the auspices of the EU-funded project, MARE-WINT. The project provided a unique opportunity for a group of researchers to work closely together, undergo multidisciplinary doctoral training, and conduct research in the area of offshore wind energy generation. Contributions from expert, external authors are also included, and the complete work seeks to bridge the gap between research and a rapidly-evolving industry.

Stochastic Dynamics of Marine Structures
Stochastic Dynamics of Marine Structures

Author: Arvid Naess

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 425

ISBN-13: 0521881552

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For students and professionals, this covers theory and methods for stochastic modelling and analysis of marine structures under environmental loads.

Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Vibration Problems
Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Vibration Problems

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Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2024

Total Pages: 492

ISBN-13: 9819959225

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This book presents the Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Vibration Problems (ICoVP 2023) and covers vibration problems of engineering both in theoretical and applied fields. Various topics covered in this volume are Vibration in Oil and Gas, Structural Dynamics, Structural Health Monitoring, Rotor Dynamics, Measurement Diagnostics in Vibration, Computational methods in Vibration and Wave Mechanics, Dynamics of Coupled Systems, Dynamics of Micro and Macro Systems, Multi-body dynamics, Nonlinear dynamics Reliability of dynamic systems, Vibrations due to solid/liquid phase interaction, Vibrations of transport systems, Seismic Isolation, Soil dynamics, Geotechnical earthquake engineering Dynamics of concrete structures, Underwater shock waves (Tsunami), Vibration control, uncertainty quantification and reliability analysis of dynamic structures, Vibration problems associated with nuclear power reactors, Earthquake engineering, impact and wind loading and vibration in composite structures and fracture mechanics. This book will be useful for both professionals and researchers working on vibrations problems in multidisciplinary areas.

An Integrated Nonlinear Wind-Waves Model for Offshore Wind Turbines
An Integrated Nonlinear Wind-Waves Model for Offshore Wind Turbines

Author: Enzo Marino

Publisher: Firenze University Press

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 8866550515

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This thesis presents a numerical model capable of simulating offshore wind turbines exposed to extreme loading conditions. External condition-based extreme responses are reproduced by coupling a fully nonlinear wave kinematic solver with a hydro-aero-elastic simulator. First, a two-dimensional fully nonlinear wave simulator is developed. The transient nonlinear free surface problem is formulated assuming the potential theory and a high-order boundary element method is implemented to discretize Laplace's equation. For temporal evolution a second-order Taylor series expansion is used. The code, after validation with experimental data, is successfully adopted to simulate overturning plunging breakers which give rise to dangerous impact loads when they break against wind turbine substructures. Emphasis is then placed on the random nature of the waves. Indeed, through a domain decomposition technique a global simulation framework embedding the numerical wave simulator into a more general stochastic environment is developed. The proposed model is meant as a contribution to meet the more and more pressing demand for research in the offshore wind energy sector as it permits taking into account dangerous effects on the structural response so as to increase the global structural safety level.

Long-term Research Challenges in Wind Energy - A Research Agenda by the European Academy of Wind Energy
Long-term Research Challenges in Wind Energy - A Research Agenda by the European Academy of Wind Energy

Author: Gijs van Kuik

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-09-21

Total Pages: 111

ISBN-13: 3319469193

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This book presents the view of European wind energy experts on the long-term research challenges to be solved in order to develop wind energy beyond the applications of today and tomorrow. By this book, the European Academy of Wind Energy (eawe), representing universities and institutes with a significant wind energy programme in 14 countries, wants to: identify current technological and scientific barriers and to stimulate new creative ideas to overcome these barriers define priorities for future scientific research rethink our scientific view of wind energy stimulate the cooperation among researchers in fundamental and applied sciences towards wind energy research The eawe has discussed these long-term research with an explicit focus on a longer-term perspective, in contrast to research agendas addressing short- to medium-term research activities. In other words, this long-term research agenda is driven by problems and curiosity, addressing basic research and fundamental knowledge in 11 research areas, ranging from physics and design to environmental and societal aspects. Because of the very nature of this initiative, this document does not intend to be permanent or complete. It shows the vision of the experts of the European Academy of Wind Energy, but other views may be possible. The eawe sincerely hopes that it will spur an even more intensive discussion worldwide within the wind energy community.

Sloshing
Sloshing

Author: Odd M. Faltinsen

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014-03-06

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781107646735

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This book presents sloshing with marine and land-based applications, with a focus on ship tanks. It also includes the nonlinear multimodal method developed by the authors and an introduction to computational fluid dynamics. Emphasis is also placed on rational and simplified methods, including several experimental results. Topics of special interest include antirolling tanks, linear sloshing, viscous wave loads, damping, and slamming. The book contains numerous illustrations, examples, and exercises.

Offshore Mechanics
Offshore Mechanics

Author: Madjid Karimirad

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2018-05-07

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 1119216621

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Covers theoretical concepts in offshore mechanics with consideration to new applications, including offshore wind farms, ocean energy devices, aquaculture, floating bridges, and submerged tunnels This comprehensive book covers important aspects of the required analysis and design of offshore structures and systems and the fundamental background material for offshore engineering. Whereas most of the books currently available in the field use traditional oil, gas, and ship industry examples in order to explain the fundamentals in offshore mechanics, this book uses more recent applications, including recent fixed-bottom and floating offshore platforms, ocean energy structures and systems such as wind turbines, wave energy converters, tidal turbines and hybrid marine platforms. Offshore Mechanics covers traditional and more recent methodologies used in offshore structure modelling (including SPH and hydroelasticity models). It also examines numerical techniques, including computational fluid dynamics and finite element method. Additionally, the book features easy-to-understand exercises and examples. Provides a comprehensive treatment for the case of recent applications in offshore mechanics for researchers and engineers Presents the subject of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and finite element methods (FEM) along with the high fidelity numerical analysis of recent applications in offshore mechanics Offers insight into the philosophy and power of numerical simulations and an understanding of the mathematical nature of the fluid and structural dynamics with focus on offshore mechanic applications Offshore Mechanics: Structural and Fluid Dynamics for Recent Applications is an important book for graduate and senior undergraduate students in offshore engineering and for offshore engineers and researchers in the offshore industry.

Floating Offshore Wind Energy
Floating Offshore Wind Energy

Author: Joao Cruz

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-08-20

Total Pages: 345

ISBN-13: 3319293982

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This book provides a state-of-the-art review of floating offshore wind turbines (FOWT). It offers developers a global perspective on floating offshore wind energy conversion technology, documenting the key challenges and practical solutions that this new industry has found to date. Drawing on a wide network of experts, it reviews the conception, early design stages, load & structural analysis and the construction of FOWT. It also presents and discusses data from pioneering projects. Written by experienced professionals from a mix of academia and industry, the content is both practical and visionary. As one of the first titles dedicated to FOWT, it is a must-have for anyone interested in offshore renewable energy conversion technologies.

Statistical Methods for QTL Mapping
Statistical Methods for QTL Mapping

Author: Zehua Chen

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2013-11-01

Total Pages: 944

ISBN-13: 0415669863

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While numerous advanced statistical approaches have recently been developed for quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping, the methods are scattered throughout the literature. Statistical Methods for QTL Mapping brings together many recent statistical techniques that address the data complexity of QTL mapping. After introducing basic genetics topics and statistical principles, the author discusses the principles of quantitative genetics, general statistical issues of QTL mapping, commonly used one-dimensional QTL mapping approaches, and multiple interval mapping methods. He then explains how to use a feature selection approach to tackle a QTL mapping problem with dense markers. The book also provides comprehensive coverage of Bayesian models and MCMC algorithms and describes methods for multi-trait QTL mapping and eQTL mapping, including meta-trait methods and multivariate sequential procedures. This book emphasizes the modern statistical methodology for QTL mapping as well as the statistical issues that arise during this process. It gives the necessary biological background for statisticians without training in genetics and, likewise, covers statistical thinking and principles for geneticists. Written primarily for geneticists and statisticians specializing in QTL mapping, the book can also be used as a supplement in graduate courses or for self-study by PhD students working on QTL mapping projects.