2025/01/17 by Wynants, Mareile, Schendel, Alexander, Welzel, Mario +2
#690 #Diffraction #Secondary load cycle #Water surface elevation #Water waves #Wave–current interaction #Wave–structure interaction
paper · doi:10.15488/18361
The simultaneous impact of a wave field in the diffraction regime and a perpendicular intersecting current on a cylinder reflects a common application case for wave-current-structure interaction with offshore wind turbines in the German North Sea. Although existing literature has thoroughly investigated structural impacts from both waves and currents individually, the complex interplay between both forcings in the near-field of an offshore monopile has not been explored as thoroughly in the past. Only little is understood concerning the resulting nonlinear 3D interaction. This laboratory study evaluates the physical insights of a broad range of wavelength-dependent pile diameters, i.e., 0.14