Simulation-based time-dependent reliability analysis for composite hydrokinetic turbine blades

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 765-781

  Hu, Zhen ^a   Li, Haifeng ^a   Du, Xiaoping ^a   Chandrashekhara, K ^a  

^a Architectural and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite; Hydrokinetic turbine; Reliability; Time dependent

Indexed keywords

BLADE DEFLECTION; BLADE ELEMENT MOMENTUM THEORY; HYDROKINETIC TURBINES; LIMIT-STATE FUNCTION; POLYNOMIAL CHAOS EXPANSION; SYSTEM RELIABILITY; TIME DEPENDENT RELIABILITY; TIME-DEPENDENT;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; RELIABILITY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; TURBINES;

TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

EID: 84880573338     PISSN: 1615147X     EISSN: 16151488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00158-012-0839-8     Document Type: Article

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