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Postgraduate Course: Hydrodynamics of Offshore Renewable Energy Devices (IDCORE) (PGEE11092)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Engineering CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis course aims to foster knowledge and understanding of
factors influencing the dynamic behaviour of fixed and floating offshore renewable energy devices. It will also develop skills required to predict dynamic motions and structural responses. The course is focussed on generic, fundamental fluid mechanics and fluid-structure interaction.
Course description 1. Shallow and deep water wave kinematics;

2. wave, wind and current force predictions;

3. Morison Equation, Froude-Krylov forces, diffraction and
radiation forces, wave impact and slamming forces;

4. single and multi-degree of freedom systems, rigid-body equations of single and multi-body systems and their solutions; vortex induced vibrations and motions;

5. slowly varying motions due to second-order wave and wind forces;

6. soil-structure interaction of gravity based structures;

7. case studies to predict the dynamic response analysis of various fixed and floating offshore renewable energy devices;

8. aero/hydrofoil theory, blade design;

9. wakes and turbulence.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2018/19, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 98 )
Assessment (Further Info) Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Assessment Methods
Additional Information (Assessment) Take home tutorial problems (20%).
Case study (40%).
Oral presentation: seminar and questions (40%).
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completing this module, students will be able to
demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
1.Deep and shallow water wave kinematics;
2.Wave, current and motion induced loading on floating
offshore renewable energy structures
3.Wind and current force formulations
4.Derivation and solution of dynamic motion equations
Subject Specific Skills: Opportunities are afforded to develop
the following subject-specific skills:

1. Students will be able to predict the environmental forces and resulting motions of fixed and floating wave and tidal energy devices.

2. Students will be able to predict the structural loading on fixed and floating wave and tidal energy devices.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Special Arrangements None
KeywordsOffshore Renewable Energy,Professional Doctorate
Contacts
Course organiserProf David Ingram
Tel: (0131 6)51 9022
Email: David.Ingram@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryDr Katrina Tait
Tel: (0131 6)51 9023
Email: Katrina.Ireland@ed.ac.uk
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