Project Grant DEEE0005477

This $620,900 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will enable Iowa State University to conduct an integrated numerical and experimental study of wind-driven water film flow dynamics pertinent to wind turbine icing phenomena. The overarching goal is to advance the understanding of complex multiphase flow dynamics that contribute to wind turbine icing, which can lead to significant power loss and operational costs in the...

This Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities (IA) program, CFDA 47.083, provides $149,980 to the University of Maine System to conduct research on the orbital motion dynamics of offshore wind turbines (OWTs) during the installation phase. The interdisciplinary project team will investigate the unique dynamics of partially installed bottom-fixed OWTs using wave tank experiments and high-fidelity numerical...

This three-year, $411,911 National Science Foundation Division of Polar Programs project grant will fund research to advance sea ice floe-size distribution and wave-ice interaction modeling capabilities within fully-coupled Earth system models. The University of Washington will receive funding to incorporate prognostic floe-size distribution components into widely-used sea ice and wave models, and parameterize wave attenuation in sea ice through data assimilation methods. Model code improvements...

This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $255,999 awarded on August 15, 2022 will fund the development of a disruptive floating wind turbine platform optimized for low cost and extensive deployment through July 31, 2023. Under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084), T-Omega Wind Inc. will adapt the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's simulation software to characterize the unique motions of an innovative floating wind turbine system operating in a...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award to Portland State University (PSU) totaling $330,669 will develop and apply novel computational and experimental tools to study complex fluid dynamics interactions between floating wind turbine wakes, prevailing winds, and ocean waves. Key goals include: (i) Developing improved surface flux parameterizations for large eddy simulations (LES) of the marine boundary layer above ocean waves, using a...

This $311,000 National Science Foundation Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships project grant supports the development of a new class of low-power, plasma-based wind turbine icing protection systems at Iowa State University from February 1, 2022 to January 31, 2024. The university will develop novel dielectric-barrier-discharge plasma actuation integrated with state-of-the-art hydro-/ice-phobic coatings to actively repel ice accretion on wind turbine blades in critical regions and efficiently...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) provides $596,821 to the University of Washington to develop new mathematical models and simulation tools for studying the calving of icebergs from glaciers. The project aims to improve predictions of sea-level rise by advancing the understanding of glacier terminus evolution and iceberg calving, which is a critical but poorly modeled aspect of...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program grant awarded to the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) aims to advance the understanding of air-sea interactions and wind stress over ocean waves. The $302,091 project, titled "Collaborative Research: Sea-State-Dependent Drag Parameterization Through Experiments and Data-Driven Modeling," runs from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2027. The research integrates high-resolution laboratory measurements with numerical simulations to...

This $399,968 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to The Johns Hopkins University supports a collaborative research effort to develop improved computational and experimental tools for studying the complex fluid dynamic interactions between floating wind turbines, winds, and ocean waves. The key objectives are to: (i) develop enhanced surface flux parameterizations for large eddy simulations of the marine boundary layer, (ii)...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Measurement Science and Engineering (MSE) Research Grant Program (CFDA 11.609) provides $247,277 to Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) to support R&D leading to an increased understanding of tornadic wind-structure interaction and development of updates to the current tornado load methodology. The project involves developing building models, performing tornado load simulations, analyzing...