In this study, two types of floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) systems were proposed: a traditional tension leg platform (TLP) type and a new TLP type with additional mooring chains. They were both based on the National Renewable Energy Laboratory 5 MW offshore wind turbine model. Taking the coupled effect of dynamic response of the top wind turbine, tower support structure and lower mooring...

The tension legs are the essential parts of platform-type (TLP-type) floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) against extra buoyancy FOWT. Therefore, TLP-type FOWT will face risk leg failure. However, there seldom analyses on hydrodynamic response and failure performance with inclined legs. In this paper, a model was established using three-dimensional theory applied in motion conventional new arr...

The current work presents wind resource assessment results of a complete one-year offshore measurement campaign in the Aegean Sea, at 65 m deep waters, with floating tension leg platform (TLP) equipped met mast reaching height 44 above mean sea level (AMSL). Wind conditions uncertainty is evaluated according to existing standards and guidelines additional uncertainty, due motion, addressed two ...

In general, rearranging the legs of a Stewart-Gough platform, i.e., changing the locations of its leg attachments, modifies the platform singularity locus in a rather unexpected way. Nevertheless, some leg rearrangements have been recently found to leave singularities invariant but, unfortunately, these rearrangements are only valid for Stewart-Gough platforms containing rigid components. In th...

However it is possible to use of numerical methods such as beta-Newmark in order to investigate the structural response behavior of the dynamic systems under random sea wave loads but because of necessity to analysis the offshore systems for extensive time to fatigue study it is important to use of simple stable methods for numerical integration. The modified Euler method (MEM) is a simple nume...

CONTEXT Neurodynamic tension affects hamstring extensibility and stretch tolerance and is considered important in hamstring injury management. Neurodynamic tension was postulated to affect segmental muscle extensibility and stretch tolerance and potentially also to demonstrate extrasegmental and contralateral effects. OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of a novel sciatic-tibial neurodynamic ten...

Efficiency of numerical methods is an important problem in dynamic nonlinear analyses. It is possible to use of numerical methods such as beta-Newmark in order to investigate the structural response behavior of the dynamic systems under random sea wave loads but because of necessity to analysis the offshore systems for extensive time to fatigue study it is important to use of simple stable meth...

Among compliant platforms, the tension leg platform (TLP) is a hybrid structure. With respect to the horizontal degrees of freedom, it is compliant and behaves like to a floating structure, whereas with respect to the vertical degrees of freedom, it is stiff and resembles a fixed structure and is not allowed to float freely. The greatest potential for reducing costs of a TLP in the short term i...