Erin Bachynski-Polić
Background and activities
Previous Education
Ph.D. Marine Technology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway, March 2014. Thesis: Design and Dynamic Analysis of Tension Leg Platform Wind Turbines.
M.S. Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, May 2010. Thesis: Power Takeoff and Safety Considerations for a Tethered Point-Absorber Wave Energy Converter.
B.S.E. Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, May 2009. Minor: Mathematics.
Current Research
Design and analysis of offshore renewable energy devices: fixed and floating support structures for offshore wind turbines, hydroelasticity, global analysis, higher order wave loads.
Teaching
TMR4182 Marine dynamics
Integrated dynamic analysis of wind turbines (module within TMR4505)
Multidisciplinary design optimization (module within TMR4505)
Courses
- TMR5950 - Wind Turbine Energy - Offshore Engineering, Master Thesis
- TMR4505 - Marine Structures, Specialization Course
- TMR4590 - Wind Turbine Energy - Offshore Engineering, Specialization Project
- TMR4500 - Marine Structures, Specialization Project
- TMR4182 - Marine Dynamics
Scientific, academic and artistic work
Displaying a selection of activities. See all publications in the database
2022
- (2022) Application of a lumping method for fatigue design of monopile-based wind turbines using fully coupled and simplified models. Applied Ocean Research. vol. 120.
2021
- (2021) State of the art: Design optimization of floating marine structures. 2021.
- (2021) OC6 Phase II: Integration and verification of a new soil–structure interaction model for offshore wind design. Wind Energy.
- (2021) Effect of environmental modelling and inspection strategy on the optimal design of floating wind turbines. Reliability Engineering & System Safety. vol. 214.
- (2021) Experimental study on the effect of second order wavemaker theory on the response of a flexible large diameter monopile in irregular sea. Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS). vol. 2018.
- (2021) Environmental lumping for efficient fatigue assessment of large-diameter monopile wind turbines. Marine Structures. vol. 77.
- (2021) A weak-scatterer potential flow theory-based model for the hydroelastic analysis of offshore wind turbine substructures. Ocean Engineering. vol. 238.
- (2021) Experimental and numerical investigation of nonlinear diffraction wave loads on a semi-submersible wind turbine. Renewable Energy. vol. 171.
- (2021) Analysis of difference-frequency wave loads and quadratic transfer functions on a restrained semi-submersible floating wind turbine. Ocean Engineering. vol. 232 (109165).
- (2021) Experimental and numerically obtained low-frequency radiation characteristics of the OC5-DeepCwind semisubmersible. Ocean Engineering. vol. 232 (109130).
- (2021) Validation and application of nonlinear hydrodynamics from CFD in an engineering model of a semi-submersible floating wind turbine. Marine Structures. vol. 79 (103054).
- (2021) OC6 Phase Ib: Validation of the CFD predictions of difference-frequency wave excitation on a FOWT semisubmersible. Ocean Engineering. vol. 241 (110026).
- (2021) Low-frequency dynamic wake meandering: comparison of FAST.Farm and DIWA software tools. Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS). vol. 2018.
- (2021) Definition of the INO WINDMOOR 12 MW base case floating wind turbine. 2021. ISBN 9788271744076.
- (2021) A comparative study on the dynamic behaviour of 10 MW conventional and compact gearboxes for offshore wind turbines. Wind Energy. vol. 24 (7).
2020
- (2020) Observations from hydrodynamic testing of a flexible, large-diameter monopile in irregular waves. Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS). vol. 1669.
- (2020) Numerical modeling of the hydraulic blade pitch actuator in a spar‐type floating wind turbine considering fault conditions and their effects on global dynamic responses. Wind Energy. vol. 23 (2).
- (2020) Design Optimization of Spar Floating Wind Turbines Considering Different Control Strategies. Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS). vol. 1669.
- (2020) Integrated design optimization of spar floating wind turbines. Marine Structures. vol. 72.
- (2020) Consequences of load mitigation control strategies for a floating wind turbine. Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS). vol. 1669.
- (2020) Non-linear hydroelastic response of a monopile foundation in regular waves. Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS). vol. 1669.
- (2020) Recent Advances in Integrated Response Analsysis of Floating Wind Turbines in a Reliability Perspective. Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering. vol. 142 (5).
- (2020) Validation of Numerical Wave Tank Simulations Using REEF3D With JONSWAP Spectra in Intermediate Water Depth. ASME 2020 39th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering - Volume 1: Offshore Technology.
- (2020) Total experimental uncertainty in hydrodynamic testing of a semisubmersible wind turbine, considering numerical propagation of systematic uncertainty. Ocean Engineering. vol. 195.
- (2020) OC6 Phase I: Investigating the underprediction of low-frequency hydrodynamic loads and responses of a floating wind turbine. TORQUE2020 ; 2020-09-28 - 2020-10-02.
- (2020) Frequency-Dependent Aerodynamic Damping and Inertia in Linearized Dynamic Analysis of Floating Wind Turbines. Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS). vol. 1452.
- (2020) Post‐installation adaptation of offshore wind turbine controls. Wind Energy. vol. 23 (4).
- (2020) Critical assessment of hydrodynamic load models for a monopile structure in finite water depth. Marine Structures. vol. 72:102743.
- (2020) Effects of bedplate flexibility on drivetrain dynamics: Case study of a 10 MW spar type floating wind turbine. Renewable Energy. vol. 161.
- (2020) Wake meandering effects on floating wind turbines. Wind Energy. vol. 23 (5).
2019
- (2019) Offshore support structure design. Renewable Energy from the Oceans: From wave, tidal and gradient systems to offshore wind and solar.
- (2019) The effects of coherent structures on the global response of floating offshore wind turbines. Wind Energy. vol. 22 (2).
- (2019) Dynamic Response of A Large-Diameter Monopile Considering 35-Hour Storm Conditions. International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (OMAE) [proceedings].
- (2019) Dynamic response of a monopile wind turbine in waves: Experimental uncertainty analysis for validation of numerical tools. Applied Ocean Research. vol. 89.
- (2019) Multipurpose platforms. Renewable Energy from the Oceans: From wave, tidal and gradient systems to offshore wind and solar.
- (2019) A semi-analytical frequency domain model for efficient design evaluation of spar floating wind turbines. Marine Structures. vol. 64.
- (2019) Validation of Hydrodynamic Loads on a Large-Diameter Monopile in Regular Waves. ASME 2019 38th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering. Volume 7A: Ocean Engineering.
- (2019) Fatigue sensitivity to foundation modelling in different operational states for the DTU 10MW monopile-based offshore wind turbine. Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS). vol. 1356 (1).
- (2019) Numerical Simulation of Fully Nonlinear Interaction Between Regular and Irregular Waves and a 2D Floating Body. ASME 2019 38th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering. Volume 7A: Ocean Engineering.
- (2019) Effect of axial acceleration on drivetrain responses in a spar-type floating wind turbine. Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering. vol. 141 (3).
- (2019) Modeling of a semisubmersible floating offshore wind platform in severe waves. Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering. vol. 141 (6).
- (2019) Wave disturbance rejection for monopile offshore wind turbines. Wind Energy. vol. 22 (1).
- (2019) Changes in surge and pitch decay periods of floating wind turbines for varying wind speed. Ocean Engineering. vol. 180.
- (2019) Effects of hull flexibility on the structural dynamics of a TLP floating wind turbine. Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering.
- (2019) Analysis of wake effects on global responses for a floating two-turbine case. Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS). vol. 1356 (1).
2018
- (2018) Fixed and Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Support Structures. Offshore Wind energy technology.
- (2018) Computational Fluid Dynamics Reproduction of Nonlinear Loads on a Vertical Column during Extreme Irregular Wave Events. Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering. vol. 140 (6).
- (2018) Comparison and Validation of Hydrodynamic Load Models for a Semisubmersible Floating Wind Turbine. ASME 2018 37th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering - Volume 10: Ocean Renewable Energy.
- (2018) Nonlinear Wave Load Models for Extra Large Monopiles. ASME 2018 1st International Offshore Wind Technical Conference.
- (2018) Verification of Numerical Offshore Wind Turbine Models Based on Full Scale Alpha Ventus Data within OC5 Phase III. ASME 2018 37th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering - Volume 10: Ocean Renewable Energy.
- (2018) Assessment of Experimental Uncertainty for a Floating Wind Semisubmersible Under Hydrodynamic Loading. ASME 2018 37th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering - Volume 10: Ocean Renewable Energy.
- (2018) Site-specific controller design for monopile offshore wind turbines. Marine Structures. vol. 61.
- (2018) Critical assessment of non-linear hydrodynamic load models for a fully flexible monopile offshore wind turbine. Ocean Engineering. vol. 164.
2017
- (2017) Reproduction of Monopile Ringing Events in Reduced-Duration Model Tests. ASME 2017 36th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering - Volume 7B: Ocean Engineering.
- (2017) Experimental and numerical investigations of monopile ringing in irregular finite-depth water waves. Applied Ocean Research. vol. 68.
- (2017) The Effect of Turbulence Model on the Response of a Large Floating Wind Turbine. ASME 2017 36th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering - Volume 10: Ocean Renewable Energy.
- (2017) Experimental results of a multimode monopile offshore wind turbine support structure subjected to steep and breaking irregular waves. Ocean Engineering. vol. 146.
2016
- (2016) Structural Design. Floating Offshore Wind Energy.
- (2016) Real-time hybrid model testing of a braceless semi-submersible wind turbine. Part II: Experimental results. ASME 2016 35th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering - Volume 6: Ocean Space Utilization; Ocean Renewable Energy.
- (2016) Real-time hybrid model tests of a braceless semi-submersible wind turbine. Part III: Calibration of a numerical model. ASME 2016 35th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering - Volume 6: Ocean Space Utilization; Ocean Renewable Energy.
- (2016) CFD Reproduction of Model Test Generated Extreme Irregular Wave Events and Nonlinear Loads on a Vertical Column. ASME 2016 35th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, Volume 2: CFD and VIV.
- (2016) Correlation between Acceleration and Drivetrain Load Effects for Monopile Offshore Wind Turbines. Energy Procedia. vol. 94.
- (2016) OC5 Project Phase Ib: Validation of Hydrodynamic Loading on a Fixed, Flexible Cylinder for Offshore Wind Applications. Energy Procedia. vol. 94.
- (2016) Real-time hybrid model testing of a braceless semi-submersible wind turbine. Part I: The hybrid approach. ASME 2016 35th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering - Volume 6: Ocean Space Utilization; Ocean Renewable Energy.
2015
- (2015) Real-time hybrid model testing of floating wind turbines: sensitivity to limited actuation. Energy Procedia. vol. 80.
- (2015) Comparison of Engineering Models for the Aerodynamic Load Distribution along a Wind Turbine Blade. Proceedings of the twenty-fifth International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference - ISOPE 2015.
- (2015) Hydrodynamic modelling of large-diameter bottom-fixed offshore wind turbines. Proceedings ASME 2015 34th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering Volume 9: Ocean Renewable Energy.
- (2015) Comparison of wave load effects on a TLP wind turbine by using computational fluid dynamics and potential flow theory approaches. Applied Ocean Research. vol. 53.
- (2015) Sensitivity of Estimated Tower Fatigue to Wind Modeling for a Spar Floating Wind Turbine. Proceedings of the twenty-fifth International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference - ISOPE 2015.
- (2015) Fatigue Damage Comparison of Mechanical Components in a Land-based and a Spar Floating Wind Turbine. Procedia Engineering. vol. 101 (C).
- (2015) Stochastic dynamic load effect and fatigue damage analysis of drivetrains in land-based and TLP, spar and semi-submersible floating wind turbines. Marine Structures. vol. 42.
- (2015) Ny testmetode for vindturbiner. http://gemini.no/ [Internett]. 2015-11-20.
2014
- (2014) Wind-wave misalignment effects on floating wind turbines: motions and tower load effects. Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering. vol. 136 (4).
- (2014) Ringing loads on tension leg platform wind turbines. Ocean Engineering. vol. 84.
- (2014) Second Order Wave Force Effects on Tension Leg Platform Wind Turbines in Misaligned Wind and Waves. 33rd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering Volume 9A: Ocean Renewable Energy.
- (2014) Comparison of wave-induced response of a TLP wind turbine obtained by CFD method and potential theory. ISOPE - International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference. Proceedings.
2013
- (2013) Kunnskapskanalen: Forsker-grand prix 2012 - Trondheim. NRK TV [TV]. 2013-02-02.
- (2013) Dynamic analysis of floating wind turbines during pitch actuator fault, grid loss, and shutdown. Energy Procedia. vol. 35.
- (2013) Hydrodynamic Modeling of Tension Leg Platform Wind Turbines. 32nd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering Volume 8: Ocean Renewable Energy.
2012
- (2012) På dypt vann. Dagens næringsliv.
- (2012) Design Considerations for Tension Leg Platform Wind Turbines. Marine Structures. vol. 29.
- (2012) Linear and Nonlinear Analysis of Tension Leg Platform Wind Turbines. Proceedings of the Twenty-second (2012) International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference.
- (2012) Global Analysis of Floating Wind Turbines: Code Development, Model Sensitivity and Benchmark Study. Proceedings of the Twenty-second (2012) International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference.
2011
- (2011) Analysis and Dynamic Scaling of Tethered Wave Energy Converters in Irregular Waves (OMAE2011-49684). 30th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE2011). ; 2011-06-19 - 2011-06-24.