Institution of Mechanical Engineers, London
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Overview
Join us at this IMechE Thermofluids Group lecture to learn about the lifecycle of offshore assets.
Efforts to decarbonise the generation of electricity have caused a boom in recent years for the construction of offshore wind turbines. The majority of this installed capacity is made up of fixed wind turbines. In order for floating wind turbines to compete financially, the often prohibitive cost of mooring must be reduced.
This lecture investigates the application of advanced fluid mechanics to the problem of wave loading, for both fixed and floating turbines. This is a key opportunity for specialists in R&D, Design, Construction, and Maintenance to gain a deeper understanding of the structural and mooring requirements of offshore structures, and enhance approaches to securing floating structures.
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Day 1
18:00 - Agenda
18:00 - Registration
18:30 - Lecture to commence
19:10 - Questions from the audience
19:30 - Lecture concludes
Dan Hamilton: Team Lead, Fluid Mechanics, Atkins
Dan leads a team of fluid dynamics engineers who deliver a wide range of consultancy services within the energy industry and beyond.
While the aerodynamic design of wind turbines is relatively mature, there are a whole host of engineering challenges involved in migrating offshore. For both fixed and floating installations there is a call for advanced fluid dynamics analysis relating to the foundations, mooring systems for floaters, structural analysis relating to hydrodynamic loading, corrosion control, and efficiency optimisation. In this talk I will address methodologies for each of these in turn, and how the optimisation of each can improve the feasibility of exploiting deep water farms.
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