Study of slow-drift damping on wind tracking performance of a new-type FOWT ‘Optiflow’ with single-point mooring

Single-Point Mooring (SPM) is a cost-effective and promising solution that can be utilized to station a Floating Offshore Wind Turbine (FOWT). However, it poses new challenges such as wind tracking performance and slow-drift motion, which are unexplored. In this study, an attempt is made to understand the wind tracking performance of a new-type FOWT ‘Optiflow’ moored by SPM system. Real-Time Hybrid Model (ReaTHM) testing is conducted on a 1/60...