Experimental Investigation of the Movement of an Offshore Floating Platform in Straight Wind, Tornadic Wind, and Downburst Conditions

Experimental Investigation of the Movement of an Offshore Floating Platform in Straight Wind, Tornadic Wind, and Downburst Conditions

There is growing interest in multi-purpose offshore floating platforms that: harvest energy from the sun, wind, water, and waves; desalinize water; host agriculture and aquaculture; and house residents. While there are some basic commonalities with well established, oil and gas platforms, lighter va...

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Main Authors: Sarah Nichol, Rupp Carriveau, Lindsay Miller, D. S-K. Ting, Djordje Romanic, Adrian Costache, Horia Hangan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Energies
Subjects:
offshore
floating structure
downburst
tornado
atmospheric boundary layer
offshore dynamics
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/7/2020

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