OpenFAST for the Design of Offshore Wind Turbines

The design of wind turbines requires engineers to run thousands of fully coupled aero-hydro-servo-elastic simulations, including power production, start-up, shutdown and other fault-type design load cases. OpenFAST is a well-validated and widely-used open source tool for coupled simulations of wind turbines. However, it is difficult to use OpenFAST for the new users due to the absence of the graphical user interface.

This course aims to deliver a training program for the design of offshore wind turbine including floating type and fixed-bottom foundation. The 4 lectures will be delivered by Mr Binoy Sebastian who is a dedicated user of OpenFAST. This course will introduce how to download, compile, and run the OpenFAST program. The monopile type and semi-submersible floating NREL 5MW wind turbines are used for the case study.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Researchers and students interested in offshore renewable energy, hydrodynamics, or OpenFAST simulations for floating wind turbines.

COST

The registration fee of the workshop is £395 plus VAT(VAT UK only) which includes course notes.

PAYMENT

We will send you an invoice for the course fee after you have registered on the course. The payment can be made via bank transfer or online credit/debit card payment. If you need any further information, please contact us by email: info@mam.engineer 

PROGRAMME

LECTURER BIO

Binoy Sebastian is a research scholar in the Department of Water Resources and Ocean Engineering at the National Institute of Technology, Karnataka, India. His research specialization lies in offshore renewable energy systems, with a strong focus on the coupled dynamic analysis of floating wind turbine platforms, hybrid wind-wave energy converters, and advanced mooring system design.

He is proficient in numerical modeling and simulation tools such as WAMIT, OpenFAST, ANSYS AQWA, and MATLAB, complemented by advanced data analysis techniques to evaluate platform motions, structural loads, fatigue performance, and energy output. His work includes extensive parametric and optimization studies, as well as integrated WEC-FOWT assessments aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. His research aims to develop innovative, cost-effective, and reliable offshore energy platforms that enhance power production while ensuring structural integrity and long-term survivability.