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This research has been funded by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (MCIU) of Spain under the projects FOWT-DAMP2, Ref: PID2021-123437OB-C21 and FOWT-PLATE-MOOR, Ref TED2021-130951B-I00. The authors thank Carlos Lopez-Pavon, PhD, from CoreMarine, who suggested that a review paper of this kind could be an interesting contribution to academia and industry.

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Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) applications in Floating Offshore Wind Turbine (FOWT) dynamics: A review

Publicated to:Applied Ocean Research. 150 104075- - 2024-09-01 150(), DOI: 10.1016/j.apor.2024.104075

Authors: Zhang, WZ; Calderon-Sanchez, J; Duque, D; Souto-Iglesias, A

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Abstract

This review comprehensively examines advancements in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) applications within the context of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines (FOWTs). It highlights the role of CFD in both hydrodynamics and aerodynamics, underscoring its significance in analyzing FOWT performance. The discussion includes a range of prototypes, encompassing various FOWT platforms and wind turbines, along with a comparative assessment of scale effects. Distinct features of diverse CFD software, comprising open-source, commercial, and in-house solvers, are critically analyzed. The review delves deeply into hydrodynamic CFD applications, addressing aspects like viscous damping, numerical wave tanks, and wave-induced motions. In aerodynamics, it explores wake flow, complex inflow, blade-tower interactions, etc. The intricate challenges of coupled aerohydrodynamics in FOWTs are also summarized, emphasizing the confluence of aerodynamic and hydrodynamic forces. Concluding with an outlook on future trends and emerging challenges in FOWT dynamics, the paper proposes directions for ongoing research and development in this swiftly progressing sector. This review aims to be a valuable reference for both researchers and engineers, providing a comprehensive overview of current CFD applications and their crucial contribution to the advancement of FOWT technology.

Keywords

Aero-hydrodynamic analysisAerodynamicsCoefficientComputational fluid dynamics (cfd)Coupled aero-hydrodynamicCoupled aero-hydrodynamicsFloating offshore wind turbines (fowts)Heave platesHydrodynamicsLoadsModelNumerical-analysisPlatformValidationWake characteristicsWave generation

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Applied Ocean Research due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2024 there are still no calculated indicators, but in 2023, it was in position 3/18, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Engineering, Ocean.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-05-30:

  • WoS: 12
  • Scopus: 27

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-05-30:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 96.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 94 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 5.4.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 8 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/84456/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 74
  • Downloads: 110

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (ZHANG, WENZHE) and Last Author (SOUTO IGLESIAS, ANTONIO).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been ZHANG, WENZHE.