3D simulation of wind turbine rotors at full scale. Part II: Fluid-structure interaction modeling with composite blades

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 65, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 236-253

  Bazilevs, Y ^a   Hsu, M C ^a   Kiendl, J ^b   Wuchner R ^b   Bletzinger, K U ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aerodynamic torque; Composite materials; Fluid structure interaction; Isogeometric analysis; Kirchhoff Love shells; NURBS; Wind turbine blades; Wind turbine rotor

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC TORQUE; ISOGEOMETRIC ANALYSIS; KIRCHHOFF; NURBS; WIND TURBINE BLADES; WIND TURBINE ROTOR;

AERODYNAMICS; BODIES OF REVOLUTION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS); FLUID MECHANICS; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; FLUIDS; NUMERICAL METHODS; ROTATION; ROTORS; SPLINES; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

EID: 78650365324     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: 10970363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fld.2454     Document Type: Article

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