Abstract This study presents insights gained from wave flume experiments conducted to investigate the hydrodynamic responses of a SPAR floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) platform supporting a 5MW wind turbine under combined wind and wave loading conditions. The significance of this work lays in the methodology in which a FOWT model was subjected to regular and irregular waves under aerodynamic loading introduced as rotor thrust force for below-rated and rated wind speeds to determine platform-level dynamics. First, free decay tests were conducted to obtain the natural periods and damping ratios of the SPAR FOWT system. Further, the wave elevations, displacements, rotations and rotor thrust were measured under the influence of varying regular, irregular waves and thrust forces. RAOs, statistical and spectral analyses were carried out to determine the response behaviour of the SPAR FOWT under aero-hydrodynamic loading. A coupled surge-pitch phenomenon was observed during the wind-wave interaction on the platform, especially for higher wave periods. The rotor thrust influence on heave was negligible. However, the aerodynamic damping resulted in reduced pitch responses. The rotor thrust exhibited noticeable fluctuations under wave conditions, highlighting the clear coupling between platform motions and aerodynamic loading and became more pronounced with increasing wave heights, primarily due to the amplified platform responses from larger waves. These observations highlight the importance of including aerodynamic loading effects in understanding the dynamics of FOWT and suggest that the proposed aero-hydrodynamic framework could be a robust design approach for effective FOWT analysis.
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