Erin E. Bachynski

Experimental assessment of engineering models with CFD derived heave hydrodynamic coefficients for a shallow draft barge-type floating wind turbine

Nonlinear hydrodynamic loading for barge-type floating wind turbines (FWTs) remains particularly challenging to capture accurately using engineering (mid-fidelity) models. This study examines the wave-induced responses of a barge-type FWT. Model tests are performed for the novel...

A multi-body approach for distributing first-order hydrodynamic and hydrostatic loads on flexible structures, with application to coupled simulations of large floating wind turbines

Optimized future floating wind turbines (FWTs) are expected to be both larger and relatively lighter than conventional offshore platforms, thus more flexible. The common practice of modeling the platform as a rigid body in coupled dynamic simulations of FWTs can then be questione...