...Haixiao Liu; Mingqiu Liu; Zhichang Liang The wake of wind turbines is a main concern for offshore wind farms, in which the wake width is a key index and needs to be accurately predicted. However, the existing wake width models have shortcomings in predicting the wake of wind turbines in different...

...Kewei Shi; Xili Duan Icing can jeopardize local infrastructure, hinder field operation, destroy vessel superstructures, and threaten life and property safety in the Arctic and other cold offshore and marine environments. Research on ice protection (both anti-icing and de-icing) technologies...

... for controlling explosive atmospheres. Equipment used in potentially explosive atmospheres such as offshore platforms should have a certificate of conformance to ATEX and equipment directive 2014/34/EU. In fact, the objective of ATEX guidelines is to clarify specific matters and procedures referred...

...Rizwan A. Khan; Suhail Ahmad 1 Corresponding author. Contributed by the Ocean, Offshore, and Arctic Engineering Division of ASME for publication in the J OURNAL OF O FFSHORE M ECHANICS AND A RCTIC E NGINEERING . Manuscript received March 26, 2012; final manuscript received January 30...