Offshore Energy Structures: For Wind Power, Wave Energy and Hybrid Marine Platforms

This book provides all the key information needed to design offshore structures for renewable energy applications successfully. Suitable for practicing engineers and students, the author conveys design principles and best practices in a clear, concise manner, focusing on underlying physics while eschewing complicated mathematical detail. The text connects underlying scientific theory with industry standards and practical implementation issues for offshore wind turbines, wave energy converters and current turbines. Combined concepts such as wave-wind energy platforms are discussed, as well. Coverage of design codes and numerical tools ensures the usefulness of this resource for all those studying and working in the rapidly expanding field of offshore renewable energy.

Author: Madjid Karimirad

Publisher: Springer

Publication Date: Dec 29, 2014

Number of Pages: 301 pages

Binding: Hardback or Cased Book

ISBN-10: 331912174X

ISBN-13: 9783319121741