Author(s): Arne Stahlmann
Linked Author(s):
Keywords: No Keywords
Abstract: With the goal to further develop the share of renewable energies on Germany's electricity supply, thousands of offshore wind energy converters are planned and will be constructed in the North-and Baltic Sea by 2030. As a first step, the first German offshore test site alpha ventus, where experience shall be gained and made available for future offshore wind farms, is currently under construction and will be equipped with extensive measuring equipment. Today, one of the problems engineers have do deal with when planning and constructing wind energy converters in deep water are scours which may form around the foundation structures. Within this research project, investigations on scouring phenomena around complex foundation structures like the tripod will be carried out amongst others, by local scour monitoring as well as by physical and numerical modelling. Approaches for a determination of the scour development at the foundation structures shall be enhanced and verified by the unique in-situ measurements from the test site.
Year: 2009