EPSRC Prosperity Partnership A New Partnership in Offshore

EPSRC Prosperity Partnership A New Partnership in Offshore Wind EP/R 004900/1 Management Board Meeting, Progress Report Supported by: Prof. James Gilbert | University of Hull © EPSRC Prosperity Partnership “A New Partnership in Offshore Wind” EP/R 004900/1 17 th April 2019

Recruitment WP 4. 1 Structural Optimisation Research Software Developer, Tarun Chowdhury, started 21/12/18 PDRA in Structural Optimisation, Advert live – closing date 19/5/19 WP 4. 2 Embedded Sensors PDRA 1 – Composite Manufacturing, Waseem Tahir, started 31/10/18 PDRA 2 – Fibre optic sensing systems, Tom Allsop, Started 15/4/19 WP 4. 3 Mechanics of lightweight inter-array cables for offshore renewable installations Still actively looking for a student - any help with this would be appreciated WP 4. 4 Numerical modelling of drag anchors for cable risk assessment Ph. D Student, Giuliano Pretti, started 1 st February 2019 Additional resources funded through Supergen ORE Hub/Uo. H: 1 Year PDRA embedded sensors for wind/tidal turbines – Mustafa Abdelrahman, starting 1/6/19. Ph. D Studentship on distributed sensors for structural health monitoring of large offshore structures, Aananthalakshmy Sihivahana Sarma, Starting 1/10/19. 3 Year PDRA on distributed sensor for large scale floating ORE structures – Funding just approved Supported by: Prof. James Gilbert | University of Hull © EPSRC Prosperity Partnership “A New Partnership in Offshore Wind” EP/R 004900/1 2

Progress against tasks for each Work Package and plan for next 3 months WP 4. 1 Progress to date: Induction and initial familiarisation with VOX-FE Installation and set up of development PC and upgrade of VOX-FE to latest libraries and OS Setting up of software and documentation version control Familiarisation with ANSYS for benchmark validation modelling Development of STL to VOX-FE converter Plans for next 3 months Selection of benchmark models First analysis and comparison of benchmark models in ANSYS and VOX-FE Set up of reference benchmark/test procedure Develop methodologies for validation and verification (V&V) Attendance at EPCC HPC training course Supported by: Prof. James Gilbert | University of Hull © EPSRC Prosperity Partnership “A New Partnership in Offshore Wind” EP/R 004900/1 3

WP 4. 2 Progress to date: Procured lab scale composite manufacturing facilities Identified fibre sensors system components and procured initial items Literature review of composite manufacturing monitoring Refined workplan based on discussion with Hull factory staff Attended/Presented: Advances in Rotor Blades for Wind Turbines conference Fibre Optic Shape and Deformation Sensing: An Emerging Technology Plans for next 3 months: Commission lab scale composite manufacturing kit Procure additional fibre optic sensor system components Plan initial composites trials Visit to SGRE Aalborg to discuss work plan inc. Balance between monitoring of blade manufacture and operation Focus on current vs. future blade models Availability of resin infusion model. Supported by: Prof. James Gilbert | University of Hull © EPSRC Prosperity Partnership “A New Partnership in Offshore Wind” EP/R 004900/1 4

Progress against tasks for each Work Package and plan for next 3 months WP 4. 3 Student not yet appointed – continue recruitment effort WP 4. 4 Progress to date: • Ph. D student has familiarised themselves with the numerical implementation of finite deformation mechanics • Focus is currently on: • Solution techniques for large deformation problems (including the implementation of new approaches into existing Durham codes); and • Literature review on drag anchor embedment depth in different soil conditions. WP 4. 4 Plans for the next 3 months: • Complete drag anchors literature review; • Understand Durham’s in-house material point method code. • Start to extend existing material point method code to include dynamic effects. Supported by: Prof. James Gilbert | University of Hull © EPSRC Prosperity Partnership “A New Partnership in Offshore Wind” EP/R 004900/1 5

Risks and Opportunities Risks: • Recruitment of WP 4. 1 PDRA and WP 4. 3 student Opportunities: • • Interaction with ‘Reliablade’ project – DTU, IWES Fraunhoffer, SGRE etc Interaction with AMRC composites experts Supergen ORE Hub Flex funding call SRPe-Industry Doctorate Programme (www. srpe. ac. uk) could leverage additional funding for experimental validation of WP 4. 4 (drag anchors) in collaboration with the University of Dundee (requires 40% industry funding of the Ph. D scholarship). • Aura CDT Projects Supported by: Prof. James Gilbert | University of Hull © EPSRC Prosperity Partnership “A New Partnership in Offshore Wind” EP/R 004900/1 6

Outcomes and Outputs Conference presentation: Real-time fibre optic three-dimensional corporal shape sensing and reconstruction scheme for human cardiovascular and respiratory plethysmography applications, Dr Thomas Allsop, University of Hull Fibre Optic Shape and Deformation Sensing: An Emerging Technology, Io. P, 7/5/19 Supported by: Prof. James Gilbert | University of Hull © EPSRC Prosperity Partnership “A New Partnership in Offshore Wind” EP/R 004900/1