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Experimental Modelling of Water-Wave Interactions with a Flexible Beam

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: A series of fluid-structure-interaction (FSI) experiments is presented for studying water-wave interactions with a flexible beam in a wide range of sea conditions, thereby yielding a repository of FSI test-case data. The aim is to use these experimental data in order to validate FSI solvers commonly employed by the maritime industry in the design of fixed-foundation, offshore wind turbines. The experimental set-up allows simultaneous measurements of beam deflections and their effect on incident and reflected waves. In addition, the study is carried out in a wide range of sea conditions ranging from regular-to-irregular and moderate-to-extreme wave height and steepness. The study of such a wide range of conditions makes the experiments suitable for providing reliable data in the validation of a suite of mathematical and numerical FSI solvers, i.e., linear, nonlinear and high-fidelity. The data from the experiments are made publicly available through open-source data-sharing platforms.

Source: Open Research Europe

DOI: 10.12688/openreseurope.17831.1

Authors: Wajiha Rehman, Tim Bunnik, Onno Bokhove, Mark Kelmanson

Institutions: University of Leeds, Maritime Research Institute Netherlands

Language: English

Topic: Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions

Subfield: Computational Mechanics

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $841

Funders: University of Leeds, European Commission, Horizon 2020 Framework Programme