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Acknowledgements
Funding for the FLOTANT project (Grant Agreement No. 815289) was received from the EU
Commission as part of the H2020 research and Innovation Programme.
The help and support, in preparing the proposal and executing the project, of the partner
institutions is also acknowledged: Plataforma Oceánica de Canarias (ES), The University of
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Abstract
The purpose of this document is to define the Design Basis of the FLOTANT platform. It will
define the principle design parameters including the operational requirements and applicable
codes. The information provided in this document forms the basis for development of the basic
design and guidelines for the production of the functional and technical specifications that meets
the project requirements.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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LIST OF FIGURES
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FIGURE 6.11. W IND ROSE FOR 1-HOUR MEAN SPEED IN WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER AND AUTUMN AT
GC ............................................................................................................................................... 32
FIGURE 6.12. CORRELATION BETWEEN SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT RAW DATA AND ITS ASSOCIATED
W EIBULL DISTRIBUTION ................................................................................................................ 36
FIGURE 6.13. E XTRAPOLATION CURVE FOR PEAK PERIOD-SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT
CORRELATION ............................................................................................................................... 37
FIGURE 6.14. W EST OF BARRA WAVE ROSE (SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT) ................................... 37
FIGURE 6.15. HS W AVE ROSE AT SIMAR POINT 4038006 (1958-2019) .................................... 41
FIGURE 6.16. JOINT DISTRIBUTION BETWEEN WIND SPEED AND SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT GC
..................................................................................................................................................... 46
FIGURE 6.17. 50-YEAR RETURN PERIOD ENVELOPE AT GC .......................................................... 46
FIGURE 6.18. C URRENT PEAK FLOW FOR THE W EST OF BARRA REGION: CURRENT SPRING PEAK
(LEFT), CURRENT NEAP PEAK (RIGHT) FOR SITE 1 ........................................................................ 47
FIGURE 6.19. ANNUAL PROBABILITIES OF EXCEEDANCE FOR SEA ICE (LEFT) AND COLLISION WITH
ICEBERGS ( RIGHT ). ISO 19901-1:2005 ....................................................................................... 58
LIST OF TABLES
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T ABLE 34 T OTAL CURRENT SPEED PROFILE ASSOCIATED TO THE 50-YEAR RETURN PERIOD
PROBABILITY................................................................................................................................. 50
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T ABLE 41 E XPOSURE CLASSES FOR EACH CONCRETE ELEMENT OF THE STRUCTURE ................... 54
T ABLE 42 ISLE OF LEWIS AVERAGE MONTHLY SEAWATER TEMPERATURE. .................................... 55
T ABLE 43 AIR TEMPERATURE IN W EST OF BARRA AT SEA LEVEL. SOURCE: LIFE50+ .................. 55
T ABLE 44 MAX SURFACE TEMPERATURE OF WATER FOR GC (º) ................................................... 56
T ABLE 45 MAX AND MIN MEAN SURFACE TEMPERATURE OF WATER FOR GC (º) ........................... 56
T ABLE 46 MONTHLY MEAN (BLUE) AND MONTHLY MAX(RED) AIR TEMPERATURE (1998-2018) FOR
GC ............................................................................................................................................... 57
T ABLE 47 E XTREME SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS. SOURCE OTH 2001/010 FOR W OB ......... 59
T ABLE 48 SOIL PROFILE CHARACTERISTICS FOR W OB ................................................................. 61
T ABLE 49 GEOTECHNICAL PARAMETERS AT GC ........................................................................... 62
T ABLE 53 PARTIAL SAFETY FACTORS FOR LOADS ......................................................................... 69
T ABLE 54 CRACK W IDTH LIMIT ..................................................................................................... 70
T ABLE 55 LOAD FACTOR REQUIREMENT FOR DESIGN OF MOORING LINES ..................................... 73
T ABLE 56 DFF FOR MOORING CHAIN ............................................................................................ 75
T ABLE 57 CORROSION ALLOWANCE FOR MOORING LINES ............................................................. 76
T ABLE 58 DRAG AND ADDED MASS COEFFICIENTS FOR MOORING LINES ....................................... 76
T ABLE 59 MATERIAL PROPERTIES ................................................................................................ 81
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The purpose of this document is to define the Design Basis of FLOTANT technology, a novel
hybrid concrete/plastic floater, to be implemented within FLOTANT project in 2 different sites of
the Atlantic Area (both Scotland and the Canary Islands). It will define the principle design
parameters including the operational requirements and applicable codes. The information
provided in this document forms the basis for development of the basic design and guidelines
for the production of the functional and technical specifications that meets the project
requirements.
The scope of this document is to provide guidance throughout the design of the FLOTANT
technology, but it excludes wind turbine design aspects, as well as tower internals.
Abbreviation/Acronym Definition
GM Metacentric height
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This section is intended for general description of FLOTANT principles, components, and
technology.
The FLOTANT technology is a semisubmersible foundation for offshore wind turbines, with
concrete, steel and plastic as main materials. The basis of its design is that the inertia of the
section piercing the water surface provides a large metacentric radius, hence a large stability.
The foundation is mainly built with structural concrete instead of steel, since it is a more cost-
effective and robust material for the aggressive offshore environment, making it possible to
reduce the maintenance requirements.
The base is divided in different cells or compartments made of plastic bags, which provide the
buoyancy in a cheaper manner than that of concrete of steel. Thus, the concrete protects the
plastic elements from the environment, without been watertight.
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The substructure is self-buoyant and self-stable, allowing for a conventional towed transport
from the port where it is assembled to the offshore wind farm.
The exact details of the installation process are yet to be decided, hence the basic step shown
here:
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Units are fabricated in a dry dock or on top of the quay and then floated with a
semisubmersible barge, a ramp or a synchrolift.
The draft at port is limited to 12 m. At this moment, the platform does not have any
water ballast inside.
Once the platform has arrived at an area with enough depth, water is let inside the
ballast deposits to increase the draft to the desired level.
Platform towed to the wind farm (West of Barra or Southeast of Gran Canaria)
Mooring anchors connected to the hull.
The active ballast system counteracts the effect of wind, keeping the platform near
vertical.
This section is yet to be completed, so it is included in the list of HOLDS in section 13.
This section is yet to be completed, so it is included in the list of HOLDS in section 13.
The floater will include a system to compensate the tilting angle generated by the wind. This
system will rely on a series of water compartments which will serve to generate a counteracting
moment. The water will be moved between these compartments via a pumping system.
The system is yet to be defined and the moment that it can provide as well, so it is included in
the list of HOLDS in section 13.
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4 GENERAL CRITERIA
This section describes the reference codes and standards to be considered for the substructure
design and establishes a clear and straightforward hierarchy among them.
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5 MATERIAL PROPERTIES
The reference codes to define the materials characteristics are the Eurocodes, or the
corresponding ETAs. The main structural materials used in the substructure and their main
characteristics and design parameters are shown in the following groups.
5.1 CONCRETE
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“EN 1992 – Eurocode 2” and “prEN 10138-3” will be used as reference for the prestressing
strands in absence of a specific ETA or another equivalent certification.
• Prestressing cables Y 1860 S7 15.2 A: (EC-2 art. 3.3 and prEN 10138-3:2000)
Characteristic tensile strength fPK = 1860 MPa
Characteristic yield strength fP0,1K = 1600 MPa
Modulus of elasticity ES = 195000 MPa
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Net area per strand ANET = 140 mm
Ultimate tensile force FPK = 260 kN
Maximum prestressing load 0,8·FPK = 208 kN
Characteristic strain at maximum load εUK = 3,5%
Prestressing bars will be design based on their corresponding ETA, while prestressing bolts will
be designed base on “EN 1993 – Eurocode 3”.
• Prestressing bolts: (10.9, EN 14399-4)
Tensile strength Rm = 1000 MPa
Strength at 0.2% elongation Rel = 900 MPa
Modulus of elasticity ESP = 205000 MPa
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This section is yet to be completed, so it is included in the list of HOLDS in section 13.
A general description of the parameters to define all the relevant conditions in the final location
of both sites is provided in this section, including particular reference to the metocean,
geotechnical and durability conditions among others. The platform will be designed based on 2
different sites: west of Barra island in Scotland and Southeast of Gran Canaria Island in Spain.
6.1 LOCATION
West of Barra (WoB) selected site is located 19 km West of Barra Island, Scotland, immediately
within the 12 nm limit. This site has been identified by a previous project funded by the
European Commission under the Horizon 2020 programme, the LIFE50+, as a potential area
where tests sites for deep water floating technology could be located.
For the characterization of the oceanographic and meteorological conditions of the selected site
in West of Barra, the information provided in the public deliverable D1.1 of the above-mentioned
project LIFE50+ is used.
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The second site selected for the FLOTANT project is located off the southeast coast Gran
Canaria (GC) island, in the Canary Islands, Spain. It is an area with very constant winds, but
with low extreme wind speed.
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Each of the wind farms will include 50 turbines, totaling 600 MW each.
The actual layout will be provided in the dedicated deliverable, but as a reference, the turbines
will be arranged in rows, with a spacing between rows equivalent to 9 rotor diameters and a
spacing between turbines within a row equivalent to 7 rotor diameters.
The required design life for the platform and the turbine is 27 years, including 25 years of
operation, 0.5 years of installation, and 1.5 years of decommissioning.
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The wind turbine chosen is a generic 12 MW, adapted from the 10 MW turbine from DTU. Its
main features are shown in the following table.
FIGURE 6.4. CURVES OF THE TURBINE : POWER, ROTOR SPEED, TORQUE AND BLADE PITCH
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As expected, given the location of this site, the wind resource is high and reliable through the
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year, presenting an annual mean power density of around 1,3 kW/m .
The main reference considered when evaluating the wind conditions of West of Barra site is the
report issued by European project LIFE50+. This document states that all the data available are
1-hour averaged wind speeds at 10 m above MSL (measurements over 31 years), so all the
numbers will be generated by extrapolating to 10-minute averaged and to other heights.
The best fit for the wind speed profile in normal conditions has been found to be the logarithmic
law:
The resulting 10-minute mean wind speed profile is the following (FLOTANT hub height is 119,7
m):
For extreme conditions however, the best fit for the wind profile is a power law with a 0.12
exponent (α):
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The extreme wind speed profile for a return period of 50 years would be the following:
Following table summarizes the exceedance probability for the 1-hour averaged wind speed.
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A Weibull distribution has been fitted by the Least Square Method (LSM) to the exceedance
probability values provided in the previous section. The parameters defining this Weibull
function are given below so it is the correlation coefficient.
Figure 6.5 shows the comparison between the raw data distribution (blue) and the associated
Weibull distribution (red) from the table above, through graphic representations (on the left the
probability density function and on the right the cumulative probability) which shows the level of
accuracy obtained with the considered parameters.
FIGURE 6.5. 1-HOUR AVERAGED FREQUENCIES DISTRIBUTION AND WEIBULL FIT FOR WOB
Annual 1-hour averaged wind speed for West of Barra is 9,50 m/s at 10 m height. Table below
provides in addition to the annual averaged wind speed, the monthly averaged value, and giving
further sensitiveness in regard to its seasonal variation.
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FIGURE 6.6. WIND ROSE (M EAN WIND SPEED AT 19,5 M ASL) FOR WOB
The following table gathers up the mean wind speed for the different incoming wind direction
sectors. The direction, clockwise from true North, is from which the wind is blowing. Direction
measures were performed for 1-hour average direction at a height of 19,5 m (despite the mean
wind speed, that is given at 10 m height).
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There is no specific data for the site turbulence, so it is assigned a Class C, as described in
IEC-61400-1.
FIGURE 6.7. TURBULENCE INTENSITY FOR DIFFERENT WIND T URBINE CLASSES, AS DEFINED IN IEC-61400-1
In absence of more detailed information and following DNVGL recommendations, it has been
decided to assume the Kaimal model as the most representative of wind spectral density at
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West of Barra. The Kaimal model provides de distribution of wind energy over the different
frequencies.
No information is available at West of Barra site in regard to wind gust. Hence, reference is
made to IEC-61400-1, where it can be found mathematical models that allow characterizing
wind gust and accounting for its effects on the design load cases (DLC´s).
The wind data for this site has been extracted from the data provided by the SIMAR point
4038006, from the Spanish Ports Authority. This is a grid of points at which models are run to
generate wave simulations and data. This point has the following coordinates:
15°19’48.00” W 27°45’0.00” N
These simulations provide the 1-hour wind speed at 10 m above the sea level.
The logarithmic law has been chosen as the wind speed profile for normal conditions:
The monthly mean speed for the last 10 years is shown below, so the 1-hour mean wind speed
is set at 9.0 m/s.
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A 1-hour mean wind speed can be extrapolated to a 10-minute mean wind speed following
DNVGL-RP-C205 section 2.3.2.11 section, providing a value of 9.83 m/s.
The resulting 10-minute mean wind speed profile is the following (FLOTANT hub height is 119,7
m):
For extreme conditions however, the best fit for the wind profile is a power law with a 0.12
exponent (α):
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The maximum 1-hour average monthly speed for the past ten years is shown in the following
figure:
The maximum 1-jour average wind speed recorded is 19.0 m/s, which is translated to 20.75 m/s
of maximum 10-minute average wind speed.
The extreme wind speed profile for a return period of 50 years would be the following:
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Following table summarizes the exceedance probability for the 1-hour averaged wind speed.
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FIGURE 6.11. WIND ROSE FOR 1-HOUR MEAN SPEED IN WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER AND AUTUMN AT GC
There is no specific data for the site turbulence, so it is assigned a Class C, as described in
IEC-61400-1.
In absence of more detailed information and following DNVGL recommendations, it has been
decided to assume the Kaimal model as the most representative of wind spectral density at
Gran Canaria. The Kaimal model provides de distribution of wind energy over the different
frequencies.
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No information is available at Gran Canaria site in regard to wind gust. Hence, reference is
made to IEC-61400-1, where it can be found mathematical models that allow characterizing
wind gust and accounting for its effects on the design load cases (DLC´s).
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These values have been taken from the tide gauge in the Arinaga port.
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Seawater density is 1025 kg/m for both locations.
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The wave data for this site has been extracted from the LIFE50+ project.
The following table shows the frequency distributions of significant wave height and spectral
peak period.
Data provided by has been statistically analysed and fitted to a Weibull curve. Parameters of
this best fit distribution function are given below as well as its correlation factor. Figure 6.12
illustrates the accuracy of Weibull distribution fit.
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TABLE 18 DEFINING PARAMETERS OF THE WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION ASSOCIATED TO WOB WAVE HEIGHT
DISTRIBUTION
FIGURE 6.12. CORRELATION BETWEEN S IGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT RAW DATA AND ITS ASSOCIATED WEIBULL
DISTRIBUTION
Based on Weibull distribution and assuming 3-hour storms sea states, significant wave heights
associated to 50, 20, 10 and 1 year return period are provided in the following table. For each of
these values, the wave peak period has been extrapolated as the most probable value
associated to that height, in order to do so a curve fitting analysis (see below) has been
performed to allow for determining the most probable values to be associated to those wave
heights that are not contained within the available data.
Within the Life 50+ project, the wave peak period was extrapolated as the most probable value
associated to each wave height. In order to do so, a curve fitting analysis (see below) was
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performed to allow for determining the most probable values to be associated to each wave
heights that are not contained within the available data.
FIGURE 6.13. EXTRAPOLATION CURVE FOR PEAK PERIOD-S IGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT CORRELATION
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The following table gathers up dominant wave direction for the different incoming wave direction
sectors. The direction, clockwise from true North, is from which the waves are travelling.
The table below summarizes the occurrence probability associated to the significant wave
height for each month in the selected locations for the wind farm design in the West of Barra.
This occurrence probability is show for each month and can be used to determine the
percentage of time at which a particular wave height is not exceeded.
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No information from West of Barra is available on site to determine the most suitable wave
spectrum to characterize wave climate. However, based on its location it can be assumed, that
such oceanic regions of the Northern Europe are likely to be subjected to swell waves that have
moved out of the area in which they were generated (North of the Atlantic Ocean). Hence,
pointing to Pierson-Moskowitz as the most advisable wave spectrum model for this specific
location.
The wave data for this site has been extracted from the data provided by the SIMAR point
4038006, from the Spanish Ports Authority.
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There are no available data available for the extreme tendency of SIMAR points. For this
reason, the Weibull distribution will be extracted from the “Las Palmas Este” buoy, which is
located nearby. Its coordinates are:
15°23'24.00" W 28°3'0.00" N
Weibull parameters
Scale coefficient (A) 0.48
Shape coefficient (k) 1.02
Location coefficient (δ) 2.02
TABLE 23 WEIBULL PARAMETERS FOR EXTREME WAVES AT GC
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The peak periods showed above correspond to the most probable occurrence as shown in the
scatter diagram above.
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No information is available on site to determine the most suitable wave spectrum to characterize
wave climate. The same assumptions than those for WoB can be made, hence a Pierson-
Moskowitz as the most advisable wave spectrum model for this specific location.
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Based on this information, it has been performed some studies to try to preview the most
probable wind speed associated to each significant wave height. To ensure the best correlation
possible with the real sea state conditions (represented by the achieved raw data), mainly two
equations have been considered:
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Following table summarizes the different values checked during the selection of the most
accurate relation between the significant wave height and its associated wind speed from the
aforementioned possibilities:
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TABLE 30 COMPARISON OF BOTH EQUATIONS PROPOSED FOR THE WIND-WAVE CORRELATION FOR WOB
It is demonstrated that the difference between the two equations is not significant inside the
range of significant wave height represented in the scatter diagram. However, when calculating
the associated wind speed to significant wave heights that are out of this aforementioned range
of values, the 3rd order polynomial equation is better adjusted to the expectable values for the
wind speed.
No met-ocean data is available about the correlation of wind direction and wave direction.
No data of the correlation between wind speed and wave height is available at the Southeast
coast of Gran Canaria. The following joint distribution corresponds to the Northeast coast of
Gran Canaria, in the PLOCAN area. The extreme values are very close together, so it is
considered to be a good reference.
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FIGURE 6.16. J OINT DISTRIBUTION BETWEEN WIND SPEED AND SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT GC
The data for the graph above will be delivered via excel sheet, due to the large number of
events (almost 215000 entries). The following graph shows the envelope for the 50-year return
period.
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Surrounding Scotland seas are directly affected by oceanic circulation due to its position at the
UK Continental Shelf. The steep bathymetry of the continental slope acts as a barrier between
oceanic regions and the shelf sea systems, reducing the amount of water that can travel from
the deeper waters of the North Atlantic into the shallower waters on the continental shelf. Tidal
currents are stronger that the non-tidal in most of Scottish areas and these are better
predictable. Moreover, tidal currents are intensified in localised areas usually where the flow is
constrained by topography. This includes areas such as between Orkney and Shetland, the
Pentland Firth, off the Mull of Kintyre and Hebrides where tidal streams can be as high as 3.5-
4.5 m/s.
The non-tidal circulation on the shelf west of Scotland, (the Scottish Coastal Current) is mainly
northwards. However, this circulation is strongly affected by winds and density-driven coastal
currents and jets, which can lead to large changes in currents and even a reversal of this
general pattern for short periods.
Besides this general overview, no site-specific current data is available at West of Barra. Hence
currents at site location have been characterized based on available met-ocean numerical
model data] and making certain assumptions in regards to wind generated currents following
main recognized standards.
FIGURE 6.18. CURRENT PEAK FLOW FOR THE WEST OF B ARRA REGION: CURRENT SPRING PEAK (LEFT ),
CURRENT NEAP PEAK (RIGHT ) FOR SITE 1
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Current induced by wind has been estimated assuming that there is a direct relationship
between the 1-hour averaged wind speed at 10 m height and the current speed at surface given
by the following mathematical expression:
( 0) = · 1ℎ
Where ( ) coefficient will be taken as 0.03 in order to account for the worst-case scenario and
obtain a safety side current speed value.
The surface current induced by wind associated to 1 and 50-year return period, will be
determined from the 1-hour averaged wind speed with an exceedance probability of 0.05% (50-
years return period) applying the aforementioned formula.
The direction associated to these current speed values will be taken as the most probable wind
direction obtained from the scatter diagram. Therefore, wind induced current direction will be
taken as West to East direction for all cases.
Indicative values of depth averaged currents at West of Barra location have been obtained from
HSE, «Environmental Considerations. Offshore Technology Report» 2001/010.
Values provided in the above-mentioned document, are associated to the 50-year return period
of the spring tidal current and the storm surge current components. Hence, the resulting depth
averaged current speed obtained in this clause will be calculated as the vectorial sum of each of
the terms commented above.
Under these assumptions, the 50-year return period mean spring tidal current (representative
for the biggest currents happening twice in a month) has been taken as 0.44 m/s value with
North-East direction. Analogously, the 50-year return period storm surge current component
indicative value is 0.60 m/s heading North.
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As indicated in first paragraph, the resulting 50-year return period combined current speed is
obtained by vectorial summation of the aforementioned terms. Moreover, it has been possible to
obtain the 1-year return period current by applying correction factors given as shown in table
below.
Since no information is available at West of Barra regarding the current speed profile, reference
is made to DNVGL-RP-C205 section 4. Based on this standard the two following mathematical
models have been used to estimate the variation of current speed with depth depending on the
type of current under consideration:
Where 0 is taken as half of the water depth at West of Barra following DNVGL
recommendations, hence 0 = 50 .
Tidal current
Resulting current speed profiles for each of the currents defined in previous sections are given
in the following tables for the 1-year and 50-year return period currents respectively. Last
column of this table represents the vectorial summation of the aforementioned component.
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TABLE 33 TOTAL CURRENT SPEED PROFILE ASSOCIATED TO THE 1-YEAR RETURN PERIOD PROBABILITY
TABLE 34 TOTAL CURRENT SPEED PROFILE ASSOCIATED TO THE 50-YEAR RETURN PERIOD PROBABILITY
In absence of more detailed statistical information regarding current direction, only most
probable current speed directions can be provided. Based on tidal current direction provided in
previous section and assuming that wind induced current direction will be driven by wind´s
direction, the following table provides most probable headings with respect to the North.
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The data available for the GC site, extracted from the simulation at SIMAR point 4038006, is not
that abundant. Some of the data will be extrapolated.
This value will be obtained using the same formula than in GC:
( 0) = · 1ℎ
Where ( ) coefficient will be taken as 0.03 in order to account for the worst-case scenario and
obtain a safety side current speed value. The 50-year 1-hour maximum annual wind speed at
10 m from the sea level is 19.0 m/s, so the current speed induced by wind is:
The direction associated to these current speed values will be taken as the most probable wind
direction obtained from the scatter diagram. Therefore, wind induced current direction will be
taken as North-northeast to South-southwest direction for all cases.
There is no available data for the Southeast coast of Gran Canaria, so it is proposed to use the
available data for the PLOCAN area in the Northeast coast of the island. The direction of the
current is parallel to the coast, following tidal patterns, so goes NNE and SSW twice a day.
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There is no information available on the current profile, so the same ones used above for West
of Barra are to be used here:
Where 0 is taken as half of the water depth at West of Barra following DNVGL
recommendations, hence 0 = 125 .
Tidal current
Resulting current speed profiles for each of the currents defined in previous sections are given
in the following table 50-year return period current. Last column of this table represents the
vectorial summation of the aforementioned component. Since both components run parallel to
the coast, their values are directly added.
Wind Tidal
Total current
Depth (m) component component
speed (m/s)
(m/s) (m/s)
0.00 0.57 0.49 1.06
-10.00 0.52 0.49 1.01
-20.00 0.48 0.48 0.96
-30.00 0.43 0.48 0.91
-40.00 0.39 0.48 0.87
-50.00 0.34 0.47 0.82
-60.00 0.30 0.47 0.77
-70.00 0.25 0.47 0.72
-80.00 0.21 0.46 0.67
-90.00 0.16 0.46 0.62
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According to DNVGL-ST-0437 section 2.4.11, marine growth has to be taken in account, for
both locations, following the data provided in the next table.
3
Air density is 1.225 kg/m for both locations.
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The exposure class to be considered in the structural and durability calculations are obtained
according to EN 1992-1-1 Table 4.1 and presented in the following paragraphs.
Exposure classes
For the steel elements, the corrosion environment will be CX/H for outdoors and C5-M/H and
C4/H for indoors, following the given classification of the ISO 9223 standard. The planned steel
tower outdoor anticorrosion protection shall follow ISO 20340 and NORSOK M501.
a) Water
Sea temperatures around Scotland are affected by local climatic conditions (heat flux with
atmosphere) and the heat transferred to the shores of Scotland by ocean currents
(advective effects). Sea surface temperatures vary with an annual cycle, lagging behind the
cycle of atmospheric temperature by around one month.
The coldest sea water temperatures are recorded in the Scottish Continental Shelf ranging
from 6ºC in winter to 14ºC in summer. Since no on-site data is available, sea-surface
temperature data has been obtained from the nearest possible location: The Isle of Lewis,
located around 120 km North East from West of Barra.
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b) Air
Table below summarizes indicative values for the probable extreme maximum/minimum air
temperatures at West of Barra location as well as the lowest observed daily mean air
temperature (LODMAT). The values provided in the table below may vary in +/- 1º C.
a) Water
Over the last 20 years, the water temperature varied from 17.4ºC in winter to 25.6ºC in
summer (extreme values).
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b) Air
Air temperature ranges from 17ºC to 30ºC over the last 20 years.
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TABLE 46 M ONTHLY M EAN (BLUE ) AND MONTHLY MAX(RED) AIR TEMPERATURE (1998-2018) FOR GC
No specific information is available on site. However, in the following clause it has been
summarize relevant information that should be taken into account for this environmental
condition during the design. These values shall be taken as indicative information and are
based on conservative assumptions made from available data sources and calibrated numerical
models.
Based on the aforementioned information, sea ice and iceberg collision need not to be
considered in the design of offshore structures in the UK waters, since there is no evidence to
suggest that these events may occur. Figure below shows limit areas in the North-West Europe
region for sea ice and collision with icebergs events with an associated annual probability of
-2 -4
exceedance of 10 and 10 .
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FIGURE 6.19. ANNUAL PROBABILITIES OF EXCEEDANCE FOR SEA ICE (LEFT ) AND COLLISION WITH ICEBERGS
(RIGHT ). ISO 19901-1:2005
Snow accumulation is more likely to occur than ice at West of Barra. Snow may settle on non-
horizontal windward-facing parts of an installation if the snow is sufficiently wet.
On vertical surfaces it is only likely to stay in position as snow for a few hours although it may
then freeze, hence remaining as ice. Snow accumulation will affect all exposed elements above
the splash zone.
Ice may form on an offshore structure through the following mechanisms: (i) freezing sea spray,
(ii) freezing fog and super-cooled cloud droplets, (iii) freezing rain and (iv) freezing old wet
snow. On a 50-year return period criterion there is no reason to believe that any of the
aforementioned mechanisms to form ice on offshore structures is of any significance at the
West of Barra site.
The following table provides indicative values for snow and ice accumulation at 57,7 º N.
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TABLE 47 EXTREME SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS. S OURCE OTH 2001/010 FOR WOB
The Canary Islands are located in the subtropical region in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
There is no written register of sea ice in the area. Regarding snow it is unlikely to occur at sea
level.
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As shown in the next figure, seabed is dominated by extensive areas of highly fractured
bedrock. The fractures form a regular network of gullies, some as wide as 130m with sides up to
30m in height. Although not extensively ground-truthed, the gullies appear to be infilled by
coarse sands.
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With all this general information gathered for the seabed characterization it is defined a
standard soil profile for de characterization of the West of Barra site seabed.
The soil in the area is known from a report of 2009 from the company ECOS. The first meters
from the shore are pebbles, up to 15 m of depth. The next area, up to 60 m deep, has variated
granulometries of sand; and further down, we can find sand with bioclasts.
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Yellow corresponds to fine sand, while orange is coarse sand. The depth of the exterior line is
60 m.
These sands are very competent, with the following design parameters:
Cohesión 0 kPa
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7 FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS
The assessment of the substructure in this respect will take into account the mass, size and
requirements for the following elements:
Boat landing.
Exterior platform, on top of foundation.
Platform crane.
Power cable arrangements, including 2 exits per unit.
Switchgear, cabinets and other internal elements within the tower
8 NAVAL ARCHITECTURE
This section provides a description of the basic criteria and requirements of the naval
architecture analysis that will be carried out for the transport and installation processes
altogether with a brief description of the limiting weather conditions and main operations that are
to be performed for the installation of the substructure in its final position.
This section contains the most relevant information regarding to hydrostatics and stability. All
significant design conditions must be addressed: transport and offshore installation, including
deployment at sea. Any topic/detail not included in the scope of this Design Brief must be
directly consulted in the rules and standards listed previously.
The wind used for overturning moment calculations should be the design wind for the
transportation, as defined in Section 4.1 of DNVGL-ST-N001: For weather-restricted operations
the design wind speed can be selected independent of statistical data.
The structure should have enough stability to withstand the wind heeling moment induced by
the action of the design wind speed, superimposed from any direction in any operating or transit
condition.
The design wind speed (Vd) for all installation stages in this project has been stablished in 15
m/s, 10-minunte average wind speed at the hub-height, which is consistent with typical limits for
cranes and workers in exposed places. Where other averaging periods or heights are needed,
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this design value will be transformed in accordance with the applicable guidelines and wind
characteristics listed previously.
The wind load in transport and installation offshore operation has two components:
Wind load on the rotor which is considered with the blades in feather situation
Wind load on the substructure
To obtain the wind heeling moments, the lever of the wind overturning force shall be taken
vertically from the center of pressure of all wind-exposed surfaces to the center of lateral
resistance of the underwater body of the unit or to the level of the mooring line attachment
points, whichever is the lower (DNVGL-ST-0119, Sec 10.2.1.4).
The floating structure shall be capable of maintaining stability during all installation conditions,
until it reaches the desired draft.
The intact design criteria are listed as follows (Section 6.2.2 of DNVGL-ST-N001):
1) The initial GM shall be positive and higher than 0.5.m (after allowing for all possible
inaccuracies in measuring it).
2) The area under the righting moment curve to the downflooding angle shall be equal to
or greater than 140% of the area under the wind heeling moment curve to the same
limiting angle.
3) The righting moment curve shall be positive over the entire range of angles from upright
to the second intercept.
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Once the floating platform arrives at the offshore location it is kept in position by means of
tugboats. The stability will be assessed in this situation as well. It should be noted that the
stability will be calculated in several load conditions during the ballasting sequence.
The units remain unmanned all along the offshore installation process and are not required to
meet damage stability criteria. In accordance with in DNVGL-ST-N001 Sec 6.2.1.10, the
following additional measures shall be taken to minimize risk:
Limiting the exposure period.
Providing additional protection, such as fendering.
Minimizing vessel movements near the structure.
Dedicated procedures and experienced personnel.
To avoid large resonant effects, the FLOTANT structure and its mooring system are designed in
such a way that the resonant frequencies are shifted well outside the wave frequency range.
For a floating unit the natural periods of motions are key features and, in many ways, reflect the
design philosophy.
In order to avoid possible couplings between inclinations and heave motions it would be
recommended to shift away both natural periods. Because of the special nature of this design
there is not a specific recommendation to easily avoid coupling effects. Coupled time domain
models and tank test will clarify this uncertainty.
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Motion constraints are mainly imposed by wind turbine and power cable design limitations. WTG
limits are related to tilt angles and accelerations and power cable limits are mainly related to
horizontal excursions.
Inclinations in both pitch and rolls DOFs are expected. It should be noted that this inclination
refers to the angle between tower axis and the vertical global axis. Therefore, the limits stated in
the lists below are applicable to WTG and the floater.
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Platform tilt and/or roll (10 min. maximum) = within +/- 5º (turbine to stop in case it is not
corrected by the active ballast system).
Platform tilt (10 min. average) = within +/- 2.5º.
Platform roll (10 min. average) = within +/- 2.5º.
Platform tilt (10 min. standard deviation) < 1.5º.
Platform roll (10 min. standard deviation) < 1º.
The maximum allowed excursion is 30 m in each direction. Before that, an alarm is generated
when 15 m are reached. If reaching 30 m, the turbine is stopped.
The maximum excursions limits of the platform are yet to be confirmed, so it is included in the
list of HOLDS in section 13.
Resonant effects must be avoided and linear wave response (WF) in combination with Low
Frequency (LF) response are expected. Therefore, the amplitude of motions in heave is driven
by wave conditions and there is not a technical limit.
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The FLOTANT platform is unmanned during transport operations. Therefore, the limits are
imposed not by the human safety but the WTG technical limits.
Several motion analyses will be performed by mean of computer simulations. Time domain
simulations of 3h duration will be carried out following the instructions and recommendations
provided in DNVGL-ST-N001 to obtain the Most Probable Maximum Extreme (MPME). Results
will be validated with the scaled test performed in the model basin facilities.
10 STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
This section of the document studies the environmental loads during the service life of the
turbine. It covers primary (tower, hull, mooring attachments, …) and secondary structures
(plastic bags, platforms, boat landing, …).
The structural analysis of the substructure will be performed according to reference standards
DNVGL-ST-0119 and DNVGL-ST-0126, which makes reference to EN-1992-1-1 Eurocode 2 for
the design of concrete structures and FIB Model Code 2010, which will be used primarily for the
fatigue verifications.
For the structural assessment of the structure, all the external actions (wind, waves and
currents) are considered to act in the same direction. This is a very conservative assumption,
especially for the Fatigue Limit State.
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In the following sections, the main design loads to be used for the structural and geotechnical
verifications are presented; any additional particular design loads which may be required for the
design of the substructure will be further defined in the corresponding design reports.
Load factors for structural and geotechnical verifications will be obtained from section 4.3 from
DNVGL-ST-0437.
General guidelines of the loads approach during transport and installation can be summarized
as follows:
Temporary conditions to be analyzed will be towing.
Load analysis during the stages includes, but is not limited to, wind loading, sea
nd
loading, 2 order & inertial forces, towlines pull, intrinsic eccentricities, etc.
The combination of the different actions, in terms of force direction, will reproduce the
most unfavorable conditions, considering the real arrangement of the substructure
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regarding rotor plane, maximum wind force misalignment with rotor plane, maximum
soil inclination, etc.
This is a list of the main verifications that are to be performed in the structural analysis of the
floating platform:
Bending, shear and torsion verifications. All elements in the floating platform shall be
evaluated for the effects of both global and local bending effect and shear forces as
indicated in Eurocode 2 section 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3.
Limitation of stresses. Stress limitation in concrete elements shall be taken into account,
limiting for a value of 0.6 times the characteristics compressive strength of concrete for
the characteristic loads and 0.45 times the characteristic compressive strength of
concrete under permanent loads.
Tower 0.2 mm
Tightness against leakages of fluids. According to EC2 Part 3 section 7.3.1, in order to
provide Tightness Class 3, it is required to provide a minimum of 50 mm of compressed
concrete in each section for the quasi-permanent combination of actions.
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Fatigue verification. For the fatigue verifications, the cumulative damage, calculated
according to Model Code 2010 shall be lower than 1 for all the elements in the floating
platform structure.
For the evaluation of the ship impact, two loads scenarios shall be considered. On the one side,
normal impact events on the boat landing by a service vessel impact and, on the other side, the
primary structure shall be designed against service vessel impacts as an abnormal event.
For the normal case, the following considerations shall be taken into account:
A maximum service vessel of a total displacement of 150 metric tons.
A service speed of 0.5 m/s.
For the abnormal case, the following considerations shall be taken into account in the design:
A maximum supply vessel of a total displacement of 2000 metric tons.
A service speed of 2.0 m/s.
The vessel shall be assumed to be drifting laterally.
Added mass coefficients for bow impact will be assumed to be equal to 1.1 while added mass
coefficient for side impact will be assumed to be 1.4 (as per Norsok N-003 section 9.3.2.3).
The platform will be designed for the wind farm operating life of 25 years and their mooring
systems must be designed to be in operation for the duration of the wind farm design life without
replacement due to strength, fatigue, corrosion and abrasion.
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For initial design purposes, as a base case, a three-line mooring system shall be assumed. The
system is considered redundant and Consequence Class 1 requirements are applicable.
The failure of a slack mooring line in the three-line system, will cause a large drift-off. It does not
necessarily imply a system without redundancy. In such case, it may be necessary to carry out
a qualification of the redundancy of the station keeping system.
If the platform cannot be qualified as redundant then a Consequence Class 2 in the mooring
system design would be implemented.
The Consequence Class of the platform is yet to be decided, so it is included in the list of
HOLDS in section 13.
The mooring line must be designed for the following limit states: ULS, FLS, ALS. The load
factors as a function of safety class are listed in DNVGL-OS-E301 Chapter 2, section 2,
subsection 4.2 & 4.3.
Operating, Survival and Accidental design conditions are the most relevant situation to take into
account to carry out the mooring lines design.
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The accuracy level required is Level I and therefore a Dynamic model is required. The model
shall reproduce the real dynamics of the mooring lines. The buoyancy and the drag of the lines
shall be included.
Requirements for load factors in the ULS and the ALS are given in the next table as a function
of safety class as reflected in DNVGL-ST-0119 section 8.2.2.6.
Safety class
Limit state Load factor
Normal High
<
∗
<
For ALS purposes Td is established under an assumption of damaged mooring system in terms
of one broken mooring line.
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When statistics of the breaking strength of a component are not available, then the
characteristic capacity of the body of the mooring line may be obtained from the minimum
breaking strength Smbs of new components as:
< 0.95 ·
The design tension Td in a mooring line is the sum of two factored characteristic tension
components Tc,mean and Tc,dyn,
= · , + · ,
Where:
Tc,mean : characteristic mean tension
Tc,dyn: characteristic dynamic tension
Mooring lines shall be designed against fatigue failure. The design cumulative fatigue damage
is:
= ·
Where:
DD: design cumulative fatigue damage.
DFF: design fatigue factor.
DC: characteristic cumulative fatigue damage caused by the stress history in the
mooring line over the design life.
Requirements for the design fatigue factor DFF are given in DNVGL-ST-0119 section 8.2.5.1,
which provides the following table:
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1 5
2 10
TABLE 53 DFF FOR MOORING CHAIN
Predictions of fatigue life may be based on calculations of cumulative fatigue damage under the
assumption of linearly cumulative damage. The characteristic stress range history to be used for
this purpose can be based on rain-flow counting of stress cycles.
When Miner’s sum is used for prediction of linearly cumulative damage, the characteristic
cumulative damage DC is calculated as:
,
=
,
in which
I = number of stress range blocks in a sufficiently fine, chosen discretization of the
stress range axis.
, = number of stress cycles in the ith stress block, interpreted from the characteristic
long-term distribution of stress ranges, e.g. obtained by rain-flow counting.
th
, = number of cycles to failure at the stress range Δσi of the i stress block,
interpreted from the characteristic S-N curve.
DNVGL-ST-0119 section 13.1.3 defines the requirements for corrosion allowance for chains
(Table 13-1):
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As per DNVGL-OS-E301 Chapter 2, section 2, subsection 2.7, the following drag coefficients
and added mass coefficients must be adopted for simulation purposes unless other information
is available:
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The dynamic submarine power cable shall be designed according to IEC 63026 (pending in
early 2020), CIGRE TB722 and IEC 60228 as far as these standards are applicable. The cable
system should take into account CIGRE TB623, DNVGL-RP-C205 and DNVGL-RP-F401
fatigue life’s safety factor and for marine growth respectively.
The special characteristic of this cable compared to similar cables in bottom fixed foundations is
the dynamic behaviour imposed by the floater. The 38/66(72.5) kV dynamic cables are
designed to interconnect floating wind turbines (inter array application).
The power cable with end terminations (connectors, bend stiffeners) shall be designed with
respect to relevant load cases related to both installation and operation (i.e. in service).
Some of the load cases related to installation may turn out to be governing with respect to
design of the power cable and/or its terminations, conservative estimates of installation loads
should be applied at the design stage of the power cable system in order to ensure that it is
installable.
The power cable system shall be checked for the following limit states during both installation
and operation:
Ultimate Limit State (ULS)
Accidental Limit State (ALS)
Fatigue Limit State (FLS).
The power cable shall, at a minimum, be designed to meet the following general requirements:
Power transmission requirements: 12 MW. It is noted that this corresponds to the power
generated by one turbine and that inter array cables transmitting power from
subsequent turbines in a string should have a suitable cross section (e.g. for five
turbines in a string, the last cable will transmit 60 MW). In the case of the export cable
from substation, a higher voltage may be required.
Enable installation by a vessel and capable to withstand cable pull in operations in the
installation sea states defined in previous sections.
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Operate at the specified configuration (to be defined), within the specified ambient
temperature range and the metocean conditions stated in section 6.
Enable one recovery and reinstallation, at a minimum, in order to account for
unforeseen events during the installation operation.
Ensure corrosion protection of the power cable components throughout the 25 years’
service life of the power cable.
Function as intended for the duration of its intended service life (Fatigue Assessment).
The cable supplier may consider the following in designing the power cable:
Wear and abrasion
Corrosion
Material creep
Ageing
Marine growth
Within the scope of WP4 is to perform integrated modeling and global performance to ensure
that the power cable is validated to withstand the loadings during service life. The Analysis
Methodology followed in this project is summarized in the following figure.
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First step of the development concept is to apply the installation and environmental conditions
on an initial cable design. Next comes the numerical modeling, the results of which will be input
for the physical testing. Successful pass of these two approaches concludes to an approval of
the cable design for the specific application and validation of the numerical model. Otherwise, a
reconsideration of the cable design and/or the numerical model should be performed.
Numerical modeling is essential in order to check the integrity of the power cable design for the
specific application (floater, mooring system, metocean data). A thorough presentation of the
computational flowchart followed in this work is illustrated in the following figure.
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The mechanical load analysis for dynamic submarine power cable under specific installation
and environmental conditions is commonly carried out in two distinctive steps:
1. Global load analysis: The forces and motions acting on the power cable, induced
through the combined effect of the metocean environment and the aero-hydrodynamic
response of the floating structure are estimated.
2. Local analysis performed via Finite Element Analysis that seeks to determine the local
stresses’ distribution within the cross-section of the cable.
Tension and bending stress factors for various components, resulting from Local Analysis, are
then combined with the corresponding S – N curves to calculate the accumulated damage and
predict the Design Fatigue Life. In all cases, a safety factor of 10 is considered as DNVGL-RP-
F401 suggests. The design concept in terms of the fatigue life is a dynamic cable withstand of
25 years (CIGRE TB 623). If this condition is fulfilled, an approval of the cable design and
configuration is achieved.
The mechanical characteristics of the dynamic cable are defined with the use of the cable
industry standard software tool UFLEX. UFLEX is a special purpose 2.5D Finite Element
Analysis program system for non-linear stress analysis of complex cable and umbilical cross-
sections developed by SINTEF. Its capabilities involve the modeling of complex cross-section
geometries, contact and friction stresses, non-linear relation of curvature and bending moment
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The Young’s modulus and Poisson’s ratio for each material is presented in the following table.
GFRP 50 0.3
AL 68.5 0.35
CU 115 0.35
The first step of the local analysis will involve the modeling of the entire cable cross section
(Figure 12.27). The model will take into account the multi-layered construction of the cable and
the complex interaction between these layers whilst under load. The stiffness properties,
material stresses and strains as well as load sharing amongst the components will be
determined by subjecting the cross section to different load cases.
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The results related to the mechanical properties of the cable, calculated from Local Analysis,
which will be used in Global Analysis (ULS, ALS & FLS) are:
1) Axial, Torsional and non-linear Bending stiffness
2) Capacity Curve
3) Stress Factors
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The capacity curve of the cable will be calculated considering maximum copper conductor
stress of 80MPa. For the dynamic submarine power cable, concerning ULS and ALS, the
general design criterion for the components is not to extend their Yield Strength while for the
FLS is to withstand 25 years’ service life.
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13 LIST OF HOLDS
The following is a list of issues or matters that are yet to be completed or defined:
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