Single-step versus coupled-aero-structure simulation of a wind turbine with bend-twist adaptive blades

European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition 2006, EWEC 2006

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 440-445

  Maheri, Alireza ^a   Noroozi, Siamak ^a   Toomer, Chris ^a   Vinney, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptive blades; Elastic coupling; Induced twist; Wind turbine simulation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BLADES; BLADE LOADING; CENTRIFUGAL FORCES; ELASTIC COUPLING; INDUCED TWIST; SIMULATION PROCESS; TIME-EFFICIENT; WIND TURBINE SIMULATION;

EXHIBITIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LOADING; WIND POWER;

WIND TURBINES;

EID: 84876520109     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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