Application of combined analytical/FEA coupled aero-structure simulation in design of wind turbine adaptive blades

Renewable Energy

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2011-2018

  Maheri, Alireza ^a   Noroozi, Siamak ^a   Vinney, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptive blade design; Bend twist adaptive blade; Smart blade; Wind turbine

Indexed keywords

AIRFOILS; ANISOTROPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; WIND TURBINES;

ADAPTIVE BLADE DESIGN; BEND TWIST ADAPTIVE BLADE; SMART BLADES;

TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

AIRFOILS; ANISOTROPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; WIND TURBINES;

MODELING; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; WIND TURBINE;

EID: 33847668337     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2006.10.012     Document Type: Article

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