A simulation model for wind turbine blade fatigue loads

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 83, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 527-540

  Noda, M ^a   Flay, R G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Aerodynamic load; Blade; Computer simulation; Fatigue damage; Fatigue life; Rainflow counting; Wind turbine

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC LOADS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STIFFNESS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; TURBULENT FLOW; WIND TURBINES;

DELPHI SIMULATION LANGUAGE; TURBULENCE INTENSITY SITES;

WIND STRESS;

BLADE; FATIGUE LIFE ANALYSIS; WIND TURBINE COMPONENT;

EID: 0033429322     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6105(99)00099-9     Document Type: Article

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