Effect of Biological Fouling on the Dynamic Responses of Integrated Foundation Structure of Floating Wind Turbine and Net Cage

This paper proposes a novel integrated foundation structure of floating wind turbine and net cage by combining large capacity semi-submersible wind turbines with aquaculture cages. The research mainly focuses on the effect of biological fouling on net cage structures and safety performance of moorin...

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Main Authors: Yu Hu, Hao Liu, Yingyao Cheng, Jichao Lei, Junxin Liu
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-07-01
Series:Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/13/7/1372
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Hao Liu
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Jichao Lei
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description This paper proposes a novel integrated foundation structure of floating wind turbine and net cage by combining large capacity semi-submersible wind turbines with aquaculture cages. The research mainly focuses on the effect of biological fouling on net cage structures and safety performance of mooring systems. The study firstly validates the simplified model of net cage through comparing with results of existing scaled experimental models. Then, a hydrodynamic analysis is conducted on the net cage model to obtain the RAOs of motion response of the structure under frequency-domain analysis, and damping correction is also carried out on the structure. Finally, time-domain analyses under irregular wave conditions are conducted to evaluate the effects of biofouling fouling on motion responses of net cage foundation and tensions of mooring lines.
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spelling doaj-art-afb8e660d05543e9b3ed5a1486d972ad2025-08-20T03:58:31ZengMDPI AGJournal of Marine Science and Engineering2077-13122025-07-01137137210.3390/jmse13071372Effect of Biological Fouling on the Dynamic Responses of Integrated Foundation Structure of Floating Wind Turbine and Net CageYu Hu0Hao Liu1Yingyao Cheng2Jichao Lei3Junxin Liu4Key Laboratory of High Performance Ship Technology (Wuhan University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Wuhan 430063, ChinaSchool of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Energy Power Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430063, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering and Architecture, East China Jiaotong University, Nanchang 330013, ChinaSchool of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Energy Power Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430063, ChinaSchool of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Energy Power Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430063, ChinaThis paper proposes a novel integrated foundation structure of floating wind turbine and net cage by combining large capacity semi-submersible wind turbines with aquaculture cages. The research mainly focuses on the effect of biological fouling on net cage structures and safety performance of mooring systems. The study firstly validates the simplified model of net cage through comparing with results of existing scaled experimental models. Then, a hydrodynamic analysis is conducted on the net cage model to obtain the RAOs of motion response of the structure under frequency-domain analysis, and damping correction is also carried out on the structure. Finally, time-domain analyses under irregular wave conditions are conducted to evaluate the effects of biofouling fouling on motion responses of net cage foundation and tensions of mooring lines.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/13/7/1372semi-submersible wind turbineaquaculture net cagebiofoulingcatenary mooring systemtaut mooring system
spellingShingle Yu Hu
Hao Liu
Yingyao Cheng
Jichao Lei
Junxin Liu
Effect of Biological Fouling on the Dynamic Responses of Integrated Foundation Structure of Floating Wind Turbine and Net Cage
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
semi-submersible wind turbine
aquaculture net cage
biofouling
catenary mooring system
taut mooring system
title Effect of Biological Fouling on the Dynamic Responses of Integrated Foundation Structure of Floating Wind Turbine and Net Cage
title_full Effect of Biological Fouling on the Dynamic Responses of Integrated Foundation Structure of Floating Wind Turbine and Net Cage
title_fullStr Effect of Biological Fouling on the Dynamic Responses of Integrated Foundation Structure of Floating Wind Turbine and Net Cage
title_full_unstemmed Effect of Biological Fouling on the Dynamic Responses of Integrated Foundation Structure of Floating Wind Turbine and Net Cage
title_short Effect of Biological Fouling on the Dynamic Responses of Integrated Foundation Structure of Floating Wind Turbine and Net Cage
title_sort effect of biological fouling on the dynamic responses of integrated foundation structure of floating wind turbine and net cage
topic semi-submersible wind turbine
aquaculture net cage
biofouling
catenary mooring system
taut mooring system
url https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/13/7/1372
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