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Analysis of Scour Phenomenon around Offshore Wind Foundation using Flow-3D Model

Flow-3D 모형을 이용한 해상풍력기초 세굴현상 분석

  • Received : 2017.10.24
  • Accepted : 2017.11.03
  • Published : 2017.11.30

Abstract

Various types of alternative energy sources to petroleum are being developed both domestically and internationally as clean energy that does not emit greenhouse gases. In particular, offshore wind power has been studied because the wind resources are relatively limitless and the wind power is relatively smaller than onshore. In this study, to analyze the scour phenomenon around offshore wind foundations, mono pile and tripod pile foundations were simulated using a FLOW-3D model. The scour phenomenon was evaluated for mono piles: one is a pile with a 5 m diameter and d=1.69 m and the other is a pile with a 5 m diameter. Numerical analysis showed that in the latter, the falling-flow increased and the maximum scour depth occurred more than 1.7 times. For a tripod pile foundation, the measured velocity and the maximum wave condition were applied to the upstream boundary condition, respectively, and the scour phenomenon was evaluated. When the maximum wave condition was applied, the maximum scour depth occurred more than about 1.3 times. When the LES model was applied, the scour depth reached equilibrium, whereas the numerical results of the RNG model show that the scour phenomenon occurred in the entire boundary area and the scour depth did not reach equilibrium. To evaluate the scour phenomenon around offshore wind foundations, it is reasonable to apply the wave condition and the LES turbulence model to numerical model applications.

국내 외에서 다양한 형태의 석유 대체에너지는 온실효과 가스를 배출하지 않는 청정에너지로 개발되고 있으며, 특히 해상풍력은 풍력 자원이 풍부하고 육상보다 풍력 감소가 상대적으로 작아 다양하게 연구되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 해상풍력기초의 세굴현상을 분석하기 위해서 Flow-3D 모형을 이용하여 모노 파일과 삼각대 파일 기초에 대하여 수치모의를 수행하였다. 직경이 다른(D=5.0 m, d=1.69 m) 모노 파일 형식과 직경이 동일한(D=5.0 m) 모노파일에 대하여 세굴현상을 평가하였다. 수치해석 결과, 동일한 직경을 가진 모노파일에서 하강류가 증가되었으며, 최대세굴심은 약 1.7배 이상 발생하였다. 삼각대 파일에 대하여 관측유속과 극치파랑 조건을 상류경계조건으로 각각 적용한 후 세굴현상을 평가하였다. 극치파랑조건을 적용한 경우 최대 세굴심은 약 1.3배 정도 깊게 발생하였다. LES 모형을 적용하였을 경우 세굴심은 평형상태에 도달한 반면, RNG $k-{\epsilon}$ 모형은 해석영역 내 전반적으로 세굴현상이 발생하였으며, 세굴심은 평형상태에 도달하지 않았다. 해상풍력기초에 대하여 세굴현상을 평가하기 위해서 수치모형 적용시 파랑조건 및 LES 난류모형을 적용하는 것이 타당할 것으로 판단된다.

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