3d Flow Analysis of Various Seismic Control Panel Dimensional Conditions for Monopile Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations

Key Points

• The aim is to evaluate how different dimensions of seismic control panels affect fluid forces on monopile foundations during seismic events.
• Applied 3D flow analysis using a generalized coordinate system.
• Modelled fluid dynamics around monopile foundations with installed seismic control panels.
• Adjusted dimensions of the control panels to assess effects on fluid forces.
• Increased submerged length of panels led to greater fluid forces on the monopile.
• Fluid forces per unit submerged length of the control panel showed a peak and then declined, suggesting an optimal size.
• Demonstrated the complexity of fluid interactions in varying dimensional conditions.