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2026-08-20
2026-08-20
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Partnership strengthens the international academic ecosystem supporting the Aura Sul Wind Project through joint research, student exchange, innovation, and open scientific collaboration. Tokyo, Japan – […]
2026-07-29
2026-07-29
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Partnership will support environmental licensing, environmental and social studies, and the development of Brazil’s first floating offshore wind demonstration project. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do […]
2022-12-26
2022-12-26
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Abstract Flow-induce motions (FIM) small-scale model tests were performed for the Jappaku floating offshore wind turbines (JPK), a FOWT developed to operate in Brazilian waters. This […]
2022-10-14
2022-10-14
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Abstract Three models with different footing types were used to clarify the effect of heave plates on the hydrodynamic behavior of the elastic response of a […]
2022-09-24
2022-09-24
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Abstract With the advancement of high-performance computation capabilities in recent years, high-fidelity modelling tools such as computational fluid dynamics are becoming increasingly popular in the offshore […]
2022-09-09
2022-09-09
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Abstract This paper aims to investigate the nonlinear motion characteristics of a monocolumn type floater with skirts numerically and experimentally. Wave calibration, free decay, and regular […]
2020-11-16
2020-11-16
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Abstract Experiments regarding vortex-induced motions (VIM) of floating circular cylinders with low aspect ratio, 𝐿/𝐷 = 2.0, and different heave plate configurations were carried out in […]
2020-08-07
2020-08-07
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Abstract A floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) concept with a guy wire-supported tower was investigated to obtain results of motion in waves considering its elastic model […]
2020-04-23
2020-04-23
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Abstract This paper presents an analysis of the efects of heave plates with large skirts on the dynamics of a semi-submersible FOWT in waves. The analysis […]
2018-11-28
2018-11-28
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Abstract To obtain fundamental knowledge on the elastic response characteristics of a light-weight floating support structure of a FOWT (floating offshore wind turbine) with guywire supported […]
2018-10-25
2018-10-25
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Abstract Wind energy is one of the most studied topics in the renewable energy scenario. In the last decades, the focus has been put on several […]
2017-12-06
2017-12-06
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Abstract Experiments regarding the VIM of SS platforms with four columns were carried out to investigate the effects of the surface roughness and the column shape. […]
2010-06-11
2010-06-11
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Abstract The damping evaluation of floating offshore systems is based on the viscous effects that are not considered in numerical models using the potential theory. Usually, […]