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MHK Turbine Simulation for Floating Platform
Hi David,
Thanks for your reply. I want to capture the effect of hydrodynamic loads on the blades, would the approach of land setup capture wave loading?
Regards
Salem
Hi Salem,
It is not possible to directly add waves to “onshore” simulations.
However, you can define custom inflow conditions by using either a hub-height wind speed file or a binary wind field in the TurbSim format. These file formats allow you to fully customize the inflow to resemble wave-like conditions.
If you want to explicitly include waves, you must simulate an “offshore” scenario. In this configuration, waves and currents can be directly specified and will serve as the inflow conditions for the submerged MHK turbine. Note, however, that in offshore simulations, it is not possible to use a turbulent wind field file as inflow for the submerged MHK turbine.
BR,
David
