Aero-elastic behavior of a flexible blade for wind turbine application: A 2D computational study

Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 778-785

  Hoogedoorn, Eelco ^a   Jacobs, Gustaaf B ^a   Beyene, Asfaw ^b  

^a Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics ^*  (United States)

^b AGC Paul S Roel Chair in Construction Engineering and Management   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive motion; Aeroelasticity; Flexible blade; Part load; Wind turbine

Indexed keywords

AEROELASTICITY; DEFORMATION; ELASTIC WAVES; LIFT DRAG RATIO; MATLAB; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

ADAPTIVE MOTION; AEROELASTIC RESPONSE; AIRFOIL AERODYNAMICS; BLADE AIRFOIL; COMPUTATIONAL RESULTS; COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES; DESIGN PARAMETERS; DESIGN WIND SPEED; DRAG RATIO; ELASTIC BEHAVIOR; ELASTIC EFFECTS; FREE-STREAM VELOCITY; OPERATING RANGES; PART LOAD; PITCH ANGLE; WIND CONDITIONS; WIND TURBINE AIRFOILS;

AIRFOILS;

AERODYNAMICS; DEFORMATION; DRAG; PARAMETERIZATION; SOFTWARE; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WIND TURBINE; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 76449113711     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2009.08.030     Document Type: Article

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