Reliability analysis for hydrokinetic turbine blades

Renewable Energy

Volumn 48, Issue , 2012, Pages 251-262

  Hu, Zhen ^a   Du, Xiaoping ^a  

^a Architectural and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Cut out velocity; Hydrokinetic turbine; Reliability; Time dependent

Indexed keywords

BLADE-ELEMENT MOMENTUM METHODS; CUT-OUT; DESIGN LIFE; DRIVING FACTORS; LIFETIME COSTS; LIMIT-STATE FUNCTION; MATERIAL STRENGTH; RIVER VELOCITY; STOCHASTIC REPRESENTATIONS; TIME DEPENDENT RELIABILITY; TIME-DEPENDENT; TURBINE BLADE; ULTIMATE STRENGTH;

RELIABILITY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; RIVERS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TURBINES;

TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

KINETIC ENERGY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; STOCHASTICITY; TURBINE;

EID: 84861798876     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.05.002     Document Type: Article

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