Comparative analysis of design standards for floating offshore wind turbine mooring systems: A focus on line tension safety factors
Fan Gao, Lin Wang, Baran Yeter, Athanasios Kolios
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering2025
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING · UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM
Engineering for a
renewable future.
I’m Dr Lin Wang, an Assistant Professor researching wind energy systems, offshore structures and the engineering methods that make them more efficient and reliable.
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From turbine blades to offshore foundations, my work applies computational engineering, structural design and reliability assessment to renewable energy technologies.
More about LinQuestions that drive the work
Research interests
01
Offshore wind energy
Engineering the support structures and systems that enable reliable wind generation in demanding marine environments.
02
Vertical-axis wind turbines
Aerodynamic performance, composite blades and structural behaviour of vertical-axis turbine concepts.
03
Structural optimisation
Computational design methods balance structural performance, material use and engineering constraints.
04
Reliability engineering
Reliability assessment and risk-informed design account for uncertainty in renewable energy structures.
05
Fluid–structure interaction
Coupled numerical modelling connects fluid loads with the structural response of turbine blades and systems.
06
Computational engineering
Finite element analysis and computational fluid dynamics support modelling, design and optimisation.
Selected work
Recent publications
A reliability-constrained optimisation framework for offshore wind turbine support structures
Mohammad Rezvanipour, Athanasios Kolios, Peyman Amirafshari, Lin Wang
International Journal of Sustainable Energy2024
Design optimisation of offshore wind turbine support structures
Lin Wang, Athanasios Kolios
IntechOpen (book chapter)2024
Reliability-based leading edge erosion maintenance strategy selection framework
Javier Contreras López, Athanasios Kolios, Lin Wang, Manuel Chiachio, Nikolay Dimitrov
Applied Energy2024
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