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Title |
Analysis Program for Offshore Wind Energy Substructures Embedded in AutoCAD
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Authors |
반석현(James Ban) ; 마천(Chuan Ma) ; 서라삭(Sorrasak Vachirapanyakun) ; 플롯프라딧 파신(Pasin Plodpradit) ; 지광습(Goangseup Zi) |
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.11112/jksmi.2023.27.4.33 |
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Keywords |
해상풍력 지지구조물; 유한 요소 해석 프로그램 Substructure for offshore wind energy; FEA program |
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Abstract |
Wind power is one of the most efficient and reliable energy sources in the transition to a low-carbon society. In particular, offshore wind power provides a high-quality and stable wind resource compared to onshore wind power while both present a higher installed capacity than other renewables. In this paper, we present our new program, the X-WIND program well suitable for the assessment of the substructure of offshore wind turbines. We have developed this program to increase the usability of analysis programs for offshore wind energy substructures by addressing the shortcomings of existing programs. Unlike the existing programs which cannot solely perform the substructure analyses or lack pre-post processors, our X-WIND program can complete the assessment analysis for the offshore wind turbines alone. The X-WIND program is embedded in AutoCAD so that both design and analysis are performed on a single platform. This also performs static and dynamic analysis for wind, wave, and current loads, essential for offshore wind power structures, and includes pre/post processors for designs, mesh developments, graph plotting, and code checking. With this expertise, our program enhances the usability of analysis programs for offshore wind energy substructures, promoting convenience and efficiency.
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