Structural design of a novel aeroelastically tailored wind turbine blade

Thin-Walled Structures

Volumn 95, Issue , 2015, Pages 7-15

  Capuzzi, M ^a   Pirrera, A ^a   Weaver, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptive structures; Aeroelastic tailoring; Finite elements analysis; Tow steered laminates; Wind turbine blade design

Indexed keywords

AEROELASTICITY; ANGLE OF ATTACK; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STABILITY; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; TURBINE COMPONENTS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; WIND; WIND EFFECTS; WIND TURBINES;

ADAPTIVE STRUCTURE; AEROELASTIC TAILORING; DIFFERENT OPERATING CONDITIONS; FINITE ELEMENTS ANALYSIS; GUST LOAD ALLEVIATION; STRUCTURAL OPTIMISATION; STRUCTURAL STABILITIES; WIND TURBINE BLADES;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 84933073354     PISSN: 02638231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tws.2015.06.006     Document Type: Article

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