A Study on the Influence of Suspended Matter by the Foundation Construction of Different Offshore Wind Turbines in the Taiwan Sea Area
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Department of Harbor and River Engineering, College of Engineering, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 20224, Taiwan
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Department of Shipping Technology, College of Maritime, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung 805, Taiwan
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Center for General Education, College of Education & Communication, Tzu Chi University, Hualien 97004, Taiwan
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Water 2021, 13(10), 1405; https://doi.org/10.3390/w13101405
Received: 31 March 2021 / Revised: 10 May 2021 / Accepted: 13 May 2021 / Published: 18 May 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Water Environmental System Analysis)
The objective of this study was to adequately examine potential wave fields, flow fields, and suspended load changes in different wind turbine foundations. Accordingly, this study applied the hydrodynamic model to simulate waves, currents, and suspended load in the study area. The simulation results are based on the assumption that dredging and rubble bed trimming were performed for 8 h and that the per foundation setting operation was completed in 2 h. The influence on the tripile and jacket was larger than that on the monopile, and the influence time was longer. However, due to the influence of tidal currents on the sea, the suspended load also became more acceptable than the initial concentration. From a macroscopic perspective, the different foundations did not sufficiently affect the study area. From a microscopic perspective, changes in the suspended load were only limited to areas surrounding the piles after the installation of the wind turbines.
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Keywords:
wind turbine foundation; hydrodynamic model; suspended load
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Hsiao, S.-S.; Wang, H.-Y.; Chiang, Y.-C. A Study on the Influence of Suspended Matter by the Foundation Construction of Different Offshore Wind Turbines in the Taiwan Sea Area. Water 2021, 13, 1405. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13101405
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Hsiao S-S, Wang H-Y, Chiang Y-C. A Study on the Influence of Suspended Matter by the Foundation Construction of Different Offshore Wind Turbines in the Taiwan Sea Area. Water. 2021; 13(10):1405. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13101405
Chicago/Turabian StyleHsiao, Sung-Shan, Hsing-Yu Wang, and Yun-Chih Chiang. 2021. "A Study on the Influence of Suspended Matter by the Foundation Construction of Different Offshore Wind Turbines in the Taiwan Sea Area" Water 13, no. 10: 1405. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13101405
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