Review of Study on the Coupled Dynamic Performance of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines

Floating offshore wind turbines (FOWT) have attracted more and attention in recent years. However, environmental loads on FOWTs higher complexity than those the traditional onshore or fixed-bottom turbines. In addition to aerodynamic turbine blades, hydrodynamic also act support platform. A review analysis of simulation supporting platform, coupled aero- hydro-dynamic study FOWTs, is presented this paper. At present, primary coupling method based combination BEM theory potential flow theory, which can simulate performance FOWT system under normal operating conditions but has certain limitations solving complex problem FOWTs. The accurate reliable CFD used research problems still its infancy. future, multidisciplinary theories should be sufficiently dynamics hydrodynamics aerodynamics from a global perspective, significant for design large-scale utilization FOWT.