A novel numerical strategy for the simulation of irregular nonlinear waves and their effects on the dynamic response of offshore wind turbines

► Topic: prediction of nonlinear hydrodynamic loads exerted on offshore wind turbines. ► Prerogative: increase model accuracy without compromising computational efficiency. ► Tool: domain-decomposition - transition linear-fully nonlinear (HOBEM) kinematics. ► Findings1: importance of the nonlinear contributions on the system response. ► Findings2: resonant phenomena, missed by the linear approach, are captured.