With the gradual upscaling of offshore wind turbines, the blade size becomes large and the
blade tip velocity reaches almost a Mach number of 0.3, the limit of the incompressible flow …

There are two key areas of development across wind turbine blade lifecycles with the
potential to reduce the impact of wind energy generation:(1) deploying lower-impact …

This article presents a comparison of the effects of the load cycles at the blade root of a
floating offshore wind turbine between two numerical models, MOST and FAST, using a …

Numerical simulations of dynamic responses of 15 MW offshore floating wind turbine are
performed by an integrated FAST-OrcaFlex coupling model. An integrated model is …

The persistent lack of circular, scalable, and low-impact solutions for decommissioned wind
blades remains a challenge for the wind energy sector. With a saturation of proposed …

Structural optimization has been shown to be an invaluable tool for solving large-scale
challenging design problems, and this work concerns such optimization of a state-of-the-art …

The wind energy sector faces a persistent challenge in developing sustainable solutions for
decommissioned Wind Turbine Blades (WTB). This study utilises Lifecycle Assessment …

In studies of dynamic stability and power quality, it is necessary to know the values of the
mechanical parameters determining the transient response of wind turbines. Their exact …

Curved bladelets on wind turbine blades play an important role in improving the
performance and efficiency of wind turbines. Implementing such features on the tip of wind …

Flutter is an instability phenomenon that can occur in wind turbine blades due to fluid–
structure interaction, particularly for longer and more flexible blades. Aeroelastic tailoring …