Structural mechanics modeling and FSI simulation of wind turbines

Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 249-272

  Korobenko, A ^a   Hsu, M C ^a   Akkerman, I ^a   Tippmann, J ^a   Bazilevs, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

ALE VMS; Composite materials; Fluid structure interaction; Kirchhoff Love shells; Micon 65 13M wind turbine; Nonmatching discretization; NURBS; Rotor tower interaction; Sandia CX 100 blade

Indexed keywords

ALE-VMS; DISCRETIZATIONS; KIRCHHOFF-LOVE SHELLS; NURBS; ROTOR-TOWER INTERACTION; SANDIA CX-100 BLADE;

AERODYNAMICS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; MECHANICS;

WIND TURBINES;

EID: 84872396396     PISSN: 02182025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218202513400034     Document Type: Article

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