About the project
Principal Investigator: Professor Emilio Martínez-Pañeda
Corrosion fatigue is the limit state consideration for the design and in-service lifetime of offshore wind structures. However, there is a consensus that the empirical corrosion fatigue estimates currently used are inappropriate, as they are based on very limited data and strongly simplistic assumptions.
CF-PREDICT will provide a new path for the wind energy sector to rigorously assess design, maintenance, and end-of-life decisions. We will demonstrate how state-of-the art, physically-based computer models can accurately predict the reliability and durability of offshore wind turbine support structures, replacing or complementing current empirical procedures. This will be achieved by developing new computational algorithms and validating model predictions with: (i) laboratory experiments from previous endeavours, and (ii) data provided by our industrial partners (Vattenfall, Ørsted, Kent), who will be closely supporting this endeavour. The proposed work will be the first of its kind.
