SFB 1463:  Integrated Design and Operation Methodology for Offshore Megastructures

• Subject Area: Construction Engineering and Architecture ; Computer Science, Systems and Electrical Engineering ; Mechanical and Industrial Engineering ; Materials Science and Engineering ; Mathematics ; Physics ; Thermal Engineering/Process Engineering
• Term: since 2021
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• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 434502799

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• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres

Current projects

• A01 - Observing and modelling the inflow conditions of megastructure turbines in wind farms: dynamics of the fractal interface between laminar and turbulent flow regions (Project Heads Avila, Kerstin ;  Peinke, Joachim ;  Wächter, Matthias )
• A02 - Modelling dynamic stall induced by real operating conditions (Project Heads Seume, Jörg ;  Wein, Lars )
• A03 - Hydrodynamics of offshore megastructures and impact processes in and with the marine environment (Project Head Schlurmann, Torsten )
• A04 - Scour response and scour protection resistance considering seabed-flow-structure interaction processes (Project Heads Neuweiler, Insa ;  Schendel, Alexander ;  Schlurmann, Torsten )
• A05 - Stochastic modelling of the combination of unsteady conditions and condition parameters (Project Head Schmidt, Boso )
• A06 - Coupled modelling of motion response and structural loads for offshore megastructures arising from marine logistics and vessel operations (Project Heads Hildebrandt, Arndt ;  Schlurmann, Torsten )
• A07 - Interaction of atmospheric boundary layers and oceanic mixed layers with very large turbines in offshore wind farms (Project Heads Kühn, Martin ;  Maronga, Björn )
• B03 - Sustainable design and design verification of ultra-slim rotor blades (Project Heads Balzani, Claudio ;  Hühne, Christian )
• B04 - Load-bearing behaviour of cyclically loaded foundations of megastructures (Project Head Achmus, Martin )
• B07 - Optimisation and hybrid manufacturing of modular nodes in jacket structures using WAAM (Project Heads Collmann, Mareike ;  Ghafoori, Elyas )
• B08 - Performance, design and controlling mechanisms of innovative slip joints for modular offshore substructures (Project Head Oettel, Vincent )
• C01 - Robust monitoring concepts for offshore wind turbines (Project Heads Beer, Michael ;  Marx, Steffen )
• C02 - Data-based structural health monitoring via AI-driven transfer learning (Project Head Rolfes, Raimund )
• C04 - Lifetime assessment of offshore megastructures based on robustly updated digital twins (Project Head Hübler, Clemens )
• C05 - Optimal wind turbine and wind farm control for demand-oriented feed-in (Project Head Petrovic, Vlaho )
• S01 - Support in administration, application and development of the digital twin (Project Head Rolfes, Raimund )
• Z01 - Fully coupled mid fidelity digital twin of a megastructure (Project Heads Gebhardt, Cristian Guillermo ;  Rolfes, Raimund )
• Z02 - Central tasks of the Collaborative Research Centre (Project Head Rolfes, Raimund )

Completed projects

• B01 - Integrated design process for offshore support structures (Project Heads Marx, Steffen ;  Ntoutsi, Eirini )
• B02 - Adaptive rotor concepts for demand-based power supply (Project Head Kühn, Martin )
• B05 - Efficient simulation and model reduction for offshore wind turbines (Project Head Steinbach, Marc )

• Applicant Institution: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover
• Participating University: Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg; Technische Universität Darmstadt; Technische Universität Dresden
• Participating Institution: Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR); Standort Braunschweig
• Spokesperson: Professor Dr.-Ing. Raimund Rolfes