Experimental Modelling of Water-Wave Interactions with a Flexible Beam [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

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...

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Main Authors: Mark Kelmanson, Wajiha Rehman, Onno Bokhove, Tim Bunnik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2024-10-01
Series:Open Research Europe
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Online Access:https://open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/4-229/v1
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2732-5121