FUNnY-SUMO · FUlly Numerical strategY for SUrrogate modelling of Monopile Offshore wind turbines
Horizon Europe — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
- Duration
- 2023-12-01 → 2026-01-31
- EU contribution
- €181,153
- Participants
- 2
- Scheme
- HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF
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Results in brief
FUlly Numerical strategY for SUrrogate modelling of Monopile Offshore wind turbines
Europe’s transition to climate neutrality and greater energy independence requires a major increase in offshore wind energy. However, offshore wind turbines operate in harsh environments where structures are exposed simultaneously to wind, waves, and sea currents. Predicting these combined loads accurately is essential for safer, more efficient, and more economical designs, yet this remains a major scientific and engineering challenge because these environmental actions are often analysed separately and high-fidelity simulations are computationally expensive. FUNnY-SUMO was created to address this gap by developing a fully numerical strategy for monopile offshore wind turbines that combines two components: a validated high-fidelity computational fluid dynamics model and a surrogate model that reproduces key load trends much faster. The project's overall objective was to develop and validate a 3D CFD framework capable of representing current, wave, and wind actions, first individually and then in a coupled way, and to use the resulting high-quality dataset to build a surrogate-modeling strategy for rapid engineering prediction and future design exploration. In this way, FUNnY-SUMO supports the European Green Deal, the digitalisation of engineering workflows, and the long-term reduction of cost and uncertainty in offshore renewable-energy infrastructure.
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Project objective
The main objective of FUNnY SUMO is to develop a highly accurate 3D numerical model of monopile offshore wind turbines (MOWT) considering simultaneously all the environmental loads (current + waves + wind), to be used as a high-fidelity model for the definition of a surrogate model that enables the application of data-driven design in the next generation of MOWTs. This project will set the playground for the next generation of offshore data-driven wind turbines and will have an impact on the European industry while boosting the candidate’s applied-research career. The CFD and Surrogate models will be validated with a recent experimental study by FUNnY SUMO’s secondment. The method will be divided mainly into two parts; First is CFD modeling, where a CFD model will be developed for each load acting on the MOWT, and then integration in a complete CFD model of the current + waves + wind effects on the MOWT, aiming at 80% accuracy relative to experimental measurements. The second is developing three Surrogate models using the CFD results. This project is divided into 5 Work Packages (WPs) to efficiently achieve the specific objectives of this proposal. WP1 deals with management, The Specific objectives will be addressed within WP2–4, where WP2 considers Meshing and model settings, WP3 is the validation of numerical models, WP4 deals with the Surrogate model definition, and WP5 addresses the Dissemination activities. The results of the project will facilitate Europe’s energy independence by bolstering innovative design processes in MOWTs based on the application of surrogate models (SM). Furthermore advanced MOWTs will be manufactured and deployed in the EU’s geographical area.
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- DOI: 10.3030/101108665
- https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/documents/downloadPublic?documentIds=080166e50d68d36d&appId=PPGMS
- https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/documents/downloadPublic?documentIds=080166e528d2f56a&appId=PPGMS
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