A Comparison of first-order aerodynamic analysis methods for floating wind turbines

48th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Sebastian, Thomas ^a   Lackner, Matthew A ^a  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOORING; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OFFSHORE WIND TURBINES; VORTEX FLOW;

AERODYNAMIC ANALYSIS; FLOATING WIND TURBINES; FREE VORTEX METHODS; HORIZONTAL AXIS WIND TURBINES; OFFSHORE FLOATING WIND TURBINES; PERFORMANCE VALUE; PLATFORM MOTION; TRANSIENT FLOW CONDITIONS;

AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 78649831931     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2010-998     Document Type: Conference Paper

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