Leon Minne received the prize for his master's thesis entitled "An Investigation on Utilizing Kirchhoff's Rod Theory for the Modeling of Mooring Lines in a Fully Coupled Simulation Framework for Offshore Wind Turbines".
Leon Minne investigates the formulation and implementation of non-linear beam models for the calculation of slender structures, such as those found in modern wind turbines. The focus here is on the application to mooring cables of floating offshore wind turbines that interact with the surrounding water. In his work, Leon Minne shows how a carefully chosen formulation can significantly increase both the consistency of the model with the physical behaviour of the real structure and the efficiency of the model in numerical calculations. To this end, he used theoretical derivations and numerical calculations.
As a researcher at the Institute of Structural Analysis, he is currently further developing the methodology for the design and simulation of modern wind turbines. This also includes the formulation of new non-linear beam models, which are then to be implemented in the Institute of Statics and Dynamics' in-house calculation software.
About "Leibniz Talents"
Leibniz Universitätsgesellschaft Hannover e.V. and the Christian Kuhlemann Foundation have taken over the financing of the prizes. The aim is to make high-performing students and student groups with innovative initiatives more visible and to encourage them. The prize is endowed with 200 to 500 euros per award. This year, the prize was awarded for above-average achievements in Master's or Bachelor's theses or in legal specialisations, which were completed between the winter semester 2023/2024 and the summer semester 2024.
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