Offshore Wind Energy: Environmental Conditions and Dynamics of Fixed and Floating Turbines

Finn Gunnar Nielsen

doi:10.1017/9781009341455

Many countries have plans to expand wind energy to meet CO2 emissions targets. Lack of available land area and the need for good and stable wind conditions have stimulated the development of offshore wind turbines, which allows for the development of larger turbines. The offshore environment, however, involves new challenges related to the design, installation, operation and maintenance of the turbines. Based on a graduate-level course taught by the author, this book focuses on the opportunities and challenges related to offshore wind turbines. It introduces the offshore environment, including wind and wave dynamics, before discussing the aerodynamics of wind turbines, hydrodynamic loading, marine operations, and wind farm layout. Featuring examples that demonstrate practical application of the topics covered and exercises to consolidate student understanding, this is an indispensable reference text for advanced students and researchers of environmental science and engineering and for industry professionals working in the wind energy sector.

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1 - Introduction
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2 - The Offshore Environment
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3 - Wind Energy and Wind Loads
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4 - Support Structures for Offshore Wind Turbines
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5 - Linear Dynamics
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6 - Wave Loads on Fixed Substructures
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7 - Floating Substructures
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8 - Marine Operations
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9 - Offshore Wind Farms
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Appendix A - 2D Boundary Layer Equations
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Appendix B - Asymptotic Behavior of the Theodorsen Function
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Appendix C - The Laplace Transform
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Appendix D - Rotational Terms in the Added Mass Matrix for a Pontoon
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Appendix E - Notch Filter in Time Domain
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Contents

Offshore Wind Energy
pp i-ii

Offshore Wind Energy - Title page
pp iii-iii

Copyright page
pp iv-iv

Contents
pp v-x

Preface
pp xi-xii

1 - Introduction
pp 1-10

2 - The Offshore Environment
pp 11-76

3 - Wind Energy and Wind Loads
pp 77-152

4 - Support Structures for Offshore Wind Turbines
pp 153-167

5 - Linear Dynamics
pp 168-183

6 - Wave Loads on Fixed Substructures
pp 184-212

7 - Floating Substructures
pp 213-290

8 - Marine Operations
pp 291-333

9 - Offshore Wind Farms
pp 334-350

Appendices
pp 351-367

Appendix A - 2D Boundary Layer Equations
pp 351-353

Appendix B - Asymptotic Behavior of the Theodorsen Function
pp 354-355

Appendix C - The Laplace Transform
pp 356-358

Appendix D - Rotational Terms in the Added Mass Matrix for a Pontoon
pp 359-363

Appendix E - Notch Filter in Time Domain
pp 364-367

References
pp 368-377

Index
pp 378-382

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