A preliminary design for a spread mooring system of a 10MW floating wind turbine platform

November 21, 2024

Floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs) play a critical role in reducing carbon emissions. To support their deployment, this study develops and evaluates two distinct mooring systems for the Centec-TLP platform at two deep-water locations along the Portuguese coast. The mooring systems were designed following DNV and Corewind standards, utilizing real-world material properties and accounting for extreme environmental loads. Quasi-static analyses were performed using the open-source MoorPy toolbox, while a cost-effective alternative to proprietary software was investigated through a comparison of Sesam HydroD and HAMS. Static and dynamic analyses in Sesam Sima estimated extreme responses, including maximum surge motions and cable tensions, using a Gumbel distribution. Additionally, a comparison between the quasi-static and dynamic approaches was conducted. The findings offer significant understanding of the effectiveness and feasibility of the Centec-TLP mooring systems, contributing to the progress of sustainable energy solutions and emphasizing the promise of utilizing open-source software within the offshore wind sector.

Authors in the community:

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  Carolina Alves de Jesus

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  Shan Wang

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mechanical-engineering - Mechanical engineering

eng - English