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Floating offshore wind turbines (FOWT) in the field of renewable energy are currently a hot research topic. Numerous numerical simulation programs have been developed to model the performance of (FOWT) under combined wave and wind conditions in order to design and optimize them. However, to guarantee accurate results, the numerical methods must be validated. Building a 1/300 scale model with a 3-leg catenary mooring allowed us to assess the performance of the OC3-Hywind spar platform for this study. To simulate real-world conditions, irregular wave states were generated in the Benha Faculty of Engineering Laboratory, where model experiments were carried out. Our findings demonstrate that the model's surge, sway, heave, roll, pitch, and yaw responses were accurately predicted using ANSYS numerical software. Moreover, the numerical software accurately predicted that the sway, roll, and yaw responses were significantly lower than the surge, heave, and yaw responses. These results indicate that numerical simulation software, such as Ansys-Aqwa, can provide precise predictions of the behavior of floating offshore wind turbines under combined wave and wind conditions. The outcomes of our model testing can be used to verify these simulation programs' precision and enhance their prediction capacity. |
