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Overview

Jason Jonkman is affiliated with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Environmental Science, with notable subfields including Aerospace Engineering, Computational Mechanics, Environmental Engineering, Ocean Engineering, and Civil and Structural Engineering.

The core topics of their work focus on Wind Energy Research and Development, Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis, Wind and Air Flow Studies, Wave and Wind Energy Systems, Structural Health Monitoring Techniques, Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics, as well as Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research.

Jason Jonkman has contributed a number of recent papers that reflect these research interests. These publications include:

  • Multimodel validation of single wakes in neutral and stratified atmospheric conditions (2020), published in Wind Energy
  • OC6 Phase I: Investigating the underprediction of low-frequency hydrodynamic loads and responses of a floating wind turbine (2020), published in Journal of Physics Conference Series
  • OC6 phase I: Improvements to the OpenFAST predictions of nonlinear, low-frequency responses of a floating offshore wind turbine platform (2022), published in Renewable Energy
  • FAST.Farm development and validation of structural load prediction against large eddy simulations (2020), published in Wind Energy
  • OC6 Phase Ib: Validation of the CFD predictions of difference-frequency wave excitation on a FOWT semisubmersible (2021), published in Ocean Engineering

They frequently collaborate with a core group of coauthors, including Emmanuel Branlard, Amy Robertson, Kelsey Shaler, Roger Bergua, and Pau Trubat.

Their work has appeared in several prominent publication venues, among which the most frequent are:

  • Wind Energy Science
  • Journal of Physics Conference Series
  • Wind Energy
  • Energies
  • Renewable Energy

Best Publications

  • Definition of a 5-MW Reference Wind Turbine for Offshore System Development

    J. Jonkman;S. Butterfield;W. Musial;G. Scott

  • Dynamics Modeling and Loads Analysis of an Offshore Floating Wind Turbine

    Jason Mark Jonkman

  • Definition of the Semisubmersible Floating System for Phase II of OC4

    A. Robertson;J. Jonkman;M. Masciola;H. Song

  • Definition of the Floating System for Phase IV of OC3

    J. Jonkman

  • Dynamics of offshore floating wind turbines—model development and verification

    Jason M. Jonkman

  • Dynamics of offshore floating wind turbines—analysis of three concepts

    J. M. Jonkman;D. Matha

  • Validation of a FAST semi-submersible floating wind turbine numerical model with DeepCwind test data

    Alexander J. Coulling;Andrew J. Goupee;Amy N. Robertson;Jason M. Jonkman

  • OC5 Project Phase II: Validation of Global Loads of the DeepCwind Floating Semisubmersible Wind Turbine

    Amy N. Robertson;Fabian Wendt;Jason M. Jonkman;Wojciech Popko

  • Engineering Challenges for Floating Offshore Wind Turbines

    S. Butterfield;W. Musial;J. Jonkman;P. Sclavounos

  • Influence of Control on the Pitch Damping of a Floating Wind Turbine

    Jason M. Jonkman

  • FAST User's Guide - Updated August 2005

    J. M. Jonkman;M. L. Buhl

  • Loads Analysis of Several Offshore Floating Wind Turbine Concepts

    Amy N. Robertson;Jason M. Jonkman

  • Coupled Dynamic Modeling of Floating Wind Turbine Systems: Preprint

    E.N. Wayman;P.D. Sclavounos;S. Butterfield;J. Jonkman

  • Offshore Code Comparison Collaboration Continuation (OC4), Phase I—Results of Coupled Simulations of an Offshore Wind Turbine with Jacket Support Structure

    Wojciech Popko;Fabian Vorpahl;Adam Zuga;Martin Kohlmeier

  • New Modularization Framework for the FAST Wind Turbine CAE Tool: Preprint

    Jason Jonkman

  • Offshore code comparison collaboration continuation (OC4), phase I - Results of coupled simulations of an offshore wind turbine with jacket support structure

    Wojciech Popko;Fabian Vorpahl;Adam Zuga;Martin Kohlmeier

  • Offshore Code Comparison Collaboration Continuation Within IEA Wind Task 30: Phase II Results Regarding a Floating Semisubmersible Wind System

    Amy Robertson;Jason Jonkman;Fabian Vorpahl;Wojciech Popko

  • The effect of second-order hydrodynamics on floating offshore wind turbines

    Line Roald;Jason Jonkman;Amy Robertson;Ndaona Chokani

  • Quantitative Comparison of the Responses of Three Floating Platforms

    J. Jonkman;D. Matha

  • Modeling of the UAE Wind Turbine for Refinement of FAST{_}AD

    J. M. Jonkman

  • Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations Drawn From the DeepCwind Scaled Floating Offshore Wind System Test Campaign

    Amy N. Robertson;Jason M. Jonkman;Andrew J. Goupee;Alexander J. Coulling

  • The Science of Making Torque from Wind (TORQUE 2016)

    C. L. Bottasso;E. Bossanyi;T. Chaviaropoulos;P. W. Cheng

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew A. Lackner
Matthew A. Lackner University of Massachusetts Amherst
Eduard Muljadi
Eduard Muljadi Auburn University
Patrick Moriarty
Patrick Moriarty National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Ahmed Elgamal
Ahmed Elgamal University of California, San Diego
Zhen Gao
Zhen Gao Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Vahan Gevorgian
Vahan Gevorgian National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Eddie Y. K. Ng
Eddie Y. K. Ng Nanyang Technological University
Anca Daniela Hansen
Anca Daniela Hansen Technical University of Denmark
Torgeir Moan
Torgeir Moan Norwegian University of Science and Technology
David P. Schmidt
David P. Schmidt University of Massachusetts Amherst

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