Computation Modelling for Offshore Wind Turbines and Wind Farms
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A3: Wind, Wave and Tidal Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 5 January 2026 | Viewed by 2380
Special Issue Editor
Interests: floating wind turbine; offshore wind turbine; hydrodynamics; aerodynamics; coupling dynamics; experiment
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
At present, offshore wind energy plays a crucial role in the advancement of renewable energy technologies, owing to its abundant resources, and in complex marine environments, offshore wind turbines are subjected to intricate loads from wind, waves, and currents, exhibiting dynamic behaviors characterized by multi-physical field coupling. Therefore, accurate computation modeling for offshore wind turbines and wind farms is of paramount importance for the design of offshore wind systems. Additionally, the efficiency of computational models is another significant factor that needs to be prioritized.
Computation modeling for offshore wind turbines can generally be categorized into frequency-domain and time-domain modeling approaches. Frequency-domain models often yield efficient computational models, making them suitable for the early stages of design. In contrast, time-domain models can account for the nonlinear dynamic behavior of offshore wind turbines, making them more appropriate for the later stages of design. Furthermore, time-domain modeling methods can be further divided into reduced nonlinear coupled methods, aero-servo-hydroelastic coupled methods, full CFD-FEM coupled methods, and others. Both frequency-domain or time-domain models are essential methodologies in the design of offshore wind turbines and wind farms, and there remains a significant demand for innovations in theory, numerical tools, and applications. Recently, with the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, the integration of computational models for offshore wind energy with AI presents a promising avenue for enhancing both the accuracy and efficiency of these models.
This Special Issue aims to present solutions to the challenges mentioned, including the development, validation, and application of computation modeling for offshore wind turbines and wind farms (both bottom-fixed offshore wind turbines and floating offshore wind turbines). Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Numerical modeling methods;
- Aeroelastic and hydroelastic modeling;
- Computational fluid dynamics (CFD);
- Model validation and prototype testing;
- Wake modeling and analysis;
- Wind farm optimization and forecasting;
- Novel turbine design and simulation studies;
- Installation and transportation simulation studies;
- Fault scenario simulation studies;
- New control strategies;
- Applications of artificial intelligence (AI);
- Offshore multi-energy integration equipment simulation studies.
Dr. Jiahao Chen
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- floating wind turbine
- offshore wind turbine
- hydrodynamics
- aerodynamics
- coupling dynamics
- experiment
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