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Introduction

Last reviewed version: 2.18.0

There are several component types in AquaSim. For most it is possible to carry out analysis with wind on these components. Some component types have even several options on how to introduce wind. Wind loads may be applied to account for any part of a system being in the air, which can be utilized to find response in systems that are exposed to wind. This can for instance be a wind turbine, as shown in this figure. This is a model of an offshore wind turbine, moored in a classical frame system with floaters, and turbine blades.

Offshore Wind Turbine

Theoretical formulations for wind loads are found here: TR-FOU-2328-4_Rev1.pdf