Funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), the Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Hub offers research leadership to accelerate the development of wind, wave, and tidal energy. They are a collaboration of 10 leading UK universities that are pioneering innovative ORE research. Drawing on this expertise, their Masterclass programme is a unique opportunity to learn directly from the UK’s foremost specialists in offshore renewable energy.
This 1-day Masterclass is designed to give a detailed introduction to the research and development support that physical modelling can provide for ORE. It will focus on teaching the techniques needed to carry out experiments on scaled ORE systems. Participants will leave with a deeper understanding of the advantages of physical modelling, the limitations, and what needs to be considered when planning a physical modelling campaign.
The programme will combine lectures -covering topics including an introduction to physical modelling and scaling, experiment design and numerical model validation, instrumentation and testing protocols - with hands-on activities exploring laboratory scale hydrodynamic testing of floating offshore wind, tidal and wave energy systems.
The course provides unique access to the world-class COAST Laboratory with the capability to generate short and long-crested waves combined with currents at any relative direction, sediment, and candidates will be introduced to the newly-installed UK Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Test (UKFOWWT) facility.