Aeroelastic simulations of the NREL phase VI wind turbine using a discrete vortex method coupled with a nonlinear beam model

European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition 2009, EWEC 2009

Volumn 6, Issue , 2009, Pages 4256-4265

  McTavish, S ^a   Feszty, D ^a   Nitzsche, F ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERO-ELASTIC SIMULATIONS; DISCRETE VORTEX METHOD; DISCRETE VORTICES; ENERGY ESTIMATES; FLOW CONDITION; GRID-BASED; NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY; NONLINEAR BEAM MODELS; POWER OUT PUT; PREDICTIVE TOOLS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SIMULATION TIME; TURBINE PERFORMANCE; WAKE INTERFERENCES; WIND FARM;

AEROELASTICITY; BENCHMARKING; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; EXHIBITIONS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; WAKES; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS;

EID: 84870014760     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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