Bonaventura TAGLIAFIERRO
Researcher | Ph.D. | Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoc Fellow
Scopus ID: 57203894923
Scholar: btagliafierro
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IM-POWER: Floating Offshore Wind Farms (2024-2026)
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action - Principal Investigator
- Numerical Integrated Model for POWER output of floating offshore wind farms fully grid-connected during sea storms;
- Interdisciplinary work combining high-fidelity numerical modeling with neural network based models;
- Collaboration with Hexicon AB (Stockholm, Sweden);
- High-performance computing simulations using advanced SPH methods.
OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY
Floating Offshore Wind Turbines (FOWT)
- Tension-leg Platform (TLP) Systems: Numerical validation of MoorDyn+ library for tendons and coupled dynamics analysis
- Semi-submersible Platforms: High-fidelity modeling using CFD solvers for extreme weather conditions
- Hybrid Platforms: Wave power extraction from multi-physics floating systems
- Control Systems: Implementation of advanced control algorithms for offshore wind technology
Key Achievements:
- Developed numerical tools for 5-MW wind turbine platforms under extreme loading scenarios;
- Validated DeepCwind floating platforms with inclined taut-legs using SPH methods;
- Created coupled simulation frameworks for wave-wind loading interactions.
WAVE ENERGY CONVERTERS (WECs)
Point Absorbers
- Uppsala WEC Systems: Mesh-less framework for point absorbers with sophisticated Power Take-Off (PTO) systems
- Mooring Analysis: Investigation of moor line tensions under extreme events
- Current Effects: Influence of underlying currents on WEC performance
Oscillating Water Columns (OWCs)
- Pneumatic PTO Systems: Chamber models and turbine model investigations
- U-OWC Systems: Hydrodynamic modeling using advanced SPH methods
- Floating OWC Devices: SPH implementation on floating platforms
Key Innovations:
- Developed SPH-based numerical wave-current tanks for WEC applications;
- Validated extreme response modeling with experimental data.
SEISMIC ENGINEERING
Industrial Rack Systems
- Pallet Racking Protection: Investigation of seismic protection using base isolation systems
- Steel Structure Frameworks: Experience in structural optimization and seismic design
- Dissipative Systems: Design of new devices to enhance seismic performance
- Cross-aisle Direction: Seismic design-assisted-by-testing approach for racks with dissipative baseplates
Research Contributions:
- Shake table testing and numerical modeling of steel pallet racking with seismic isolation
- Development of innovative base-plate connections for pallet racking systems
- Residual drift control strategies for multi-degree-of-freedom systems
COASTAL ENGINEERING
Breakwater Systems
- Anti-reflective Caissons: Multi-chambered low-reflective caisson design and optimization
- Armor Block Breakwaters: Numerical modeling combining advanced simulation techniques
- Wave Mitigation: Flexible beam models for wave mitigation using Lagrangian methods
Applications:
- Punta Langosteira breakwater (A Coruña, Spain) assessment and improvement;
- Bilbao main breakwater performance analysis;
- Development of insightful tools for breakwater response analysis.
FUNDED PROJECTS
Current and Recent Projects
- EuroHPC Regular Access Project (2025-2026): “POW – Power production from Offshore Wind” - Principal Investigator
- ISCRA-C CINECA Project (2024): “PWRPRINT: Current-informed power transfer function for Uppsala WEC” - Principal Investigator
- EuroHPC Extreme Scale Access (2023-2024): Large scale CFD simulations for wave energy farms
- SURVIWEC Project (2021-2025): Survivability of wave energy converters - Member
- NUMANTIA Project (2018-2019): Anti-reflective caissons methodology - Support Staff
Computing Resources
- MareNostrum5: 51,400 node-hours awarded (estimated value ~$200,000)
- Leonardo Partition: 12,000 GPU-hours
- CirrusII Supercomputer: 325,000 core-hours
- CINECA HPC: Multiple allocations totaling 400,000+ core-hours