Validation of a TLP wind turbine numerical model against model-scale tests under regular and irregular waves

Higher capacity factors compared to the onshore wind, decreasing cost of energy make floating wind turbines a powerful source of carbon-free energy future. Response of floating wind turbines can be observed over numerical analyses and physical model tests. In this study, the dynamic response of a TLP FWT numerical model is investigated under regular and irregular waves and compared with a scaled physical model. Open-source numerical tools are …