Xingyu Jiang

Mr. Xingyu Jiang


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Academic Career Length

1Year (2026-Present)

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23 September 2026 in Sustainability
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NCNing Cui
Ning Cui
SYSheng Yang
Sheng Yang
CTChao Tong
Chao Tong
XJXingyu Jiang
Xingyu Jiang
RLRui Ling
Rui Ling
YTYichang Tang
Yichang Tang
Accurate prediction of towing resistance is essential for selecting tug capacity and controlling energy demand during the wet-towing of floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs). This study established a high-precision CFD numerical wave tank to simulate the towing hydrodynamic performance of the IEA-15 MW semi-submersible FOWT under calm water and regular wave conditions, covering two typical towing layouts (single-column-forward and double-column-forward) and three representative towing speeds. Based on CFD free-decay results, viscous damping corrections in heave, roll, and pitch were applied to the AQWA, while the drag coefficients were introduced through Morison elements. On this basis, an integrated viscous-potential flow coupled numerical model for the tugboat-FOWT system was then established. Frequency-domain analysis showed that wave excitation loads increase with towing speed under following-wave conditions, while the reverse trend occurs under head-wave conditions. Time-domain validation demonstrated that the viscosity-corrected potential flow model achieves a deviation below 2% for calm water resistance and less than 5% for mean wave resistance compared with high-fidelity CFD benchmarks. Parametric analysis under multiple regular wave conditions revealed that wave-added resistance first increases and then falls as wave period increases, consistent with the variation in surge wave excitation forces, and exhibits a nonlinear growth pattern with wave height. The double-column forward layout yields overall higher towing resistance than its single-column alternative, while main towline tension can accurately reflect the total towing resistance level. These technical outcomes provide actionable engineering guidance for low-carbon, cost-effective wet-towing scheme formulation, facilitating the sustainable, large-scale exploitation of deep-sea wind resources and advancing the long-term decarbonization of the marine energy sector.