Fatigue performance of the Deeply Embedded Ring Anchor
Existing anchor solutions are limited in their applicability to the floating offshore wind industry, which demands prolonged load endurance in extreme weather conditions and varied seabed soils. This limitation restricts project feasibility and increases costs. In order to address these challenges, the Deeply Embedded Ring Anchor (DERA) is proposed to achieve substantial reductions in anchor costs through efficiency enhancements. Ensuring the long-term safety and reliability of the DERA, especially considering a minimum operational period of 25 years, necessitates a comprehensive understanding of fatigue damage. Induced by repetitive loading below material yield strength, fatigue poses a significant threat to structures exposed to waves and currents. Anchors, vital for station keeping, are susceptible to fatigue damage, particularly in the padeye area. This paper conducts a fatigue analysis, focusing on factors such as the wall thickness of the ring anchor, inner stiffeners, and stiffener thickness, to evaluate the performance of DERA in this context. The results showed that the stiffener significantly affects the elongation of the total life of the anchor. In conclusion, this paper focuses on advancing innovations like DERA, enabling the efficient utilization of offshore wind resources, and addressing safety concerns through meticulous fatigue analysis.
- Research Organization:
- Deep Anchor Solutions Inc., Houston, TX (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Office of SBIR/STTR Programs (SBIR/STTR); National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0024062
- OSTI ID:
- 2528075
- Journal Information:
- International Journal of Geo-Engineering (Online), Journal Name: International Journal of Geo-Engineering (Online) Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 15; ISSN 2198-2783
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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