Development of a free vortex wake method code for offshore floating wind turbines

Renewable Energy

Volumn 46, Issue , 2012, Pages 269-275

  Sebastian, T ^a   Lackner, M A ^a  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

Free vortex wake model; Lifting line; Offshore floating wind turbine; Unsteady aerodynamics; Vortex filament

Indexed keywords

FREE-VORTEX WAKE; LIFTING-LINE; OFFSHORE FLOATING; UNSTEADY AERODYNAMICS; VORTEX FILAMENT;

MOORING; WAKES; WIND; WIND TURBINES;

AERODYNAMICS;

AERODYNAMICS; FLOATING OFFSHORE STRUCTURE; FLUID DYNAMICS; INFLOW; MOMENTUM; OFFSHORE APPLICATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; VELOCITY PROFILE; VORTEX FLOW; WAKE; WIND TURBINE;

EID: 84860881156     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.03.033     Document Type: Article

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