Study of air compressibility effects on the aerodynamic performance of the IEA-15 MW offshore wind turbine

J Cao, Z Qin, Y Ju, Y Chen, WZ Shen, X Shen… - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Feasibility of natural fibre usage for wind turbine blade components: A structural and environmental assessment

K Pender, K Bacharoudis, F Romoli, P Greaves… - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
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 …

Development of a simplified blade root fatigue analysis for floating offshore wind turbines

M Sirigu, E Faraggiana, A Ghigo… - Trends in …, 2022 - api.taylorfrancis.com
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 …

Integrated numerical investigation of a 15 MW semi-submersible wind turbine at moderate water depth

Y Gao, Y Li, L Wang - Ocean Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
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 …

A strategic approach to wind turbine blade recycling: Using life cycle assessment to enable data driven decision making

K Pender, F Romoli, J Fuller - IOP Conference Series: Materials …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
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 …

Multi-material and thickness optimization of a wind turbine blade root section

SM Hermansen, E Lund - Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 2024 - Springer
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 …

Lifecycle Assessment of Strategies for Decarbonising Wind Blade Recycling toward Net Zero 2050

K Pender, F Romoli, J Fuller - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
The wind energy sector faces a persistent challenge in developing sustainable solutions for
decommissioned Wind Turbine Blades (WTB). This study utilises Lifecycle Assessment …

Unveiling Inertia Constants by Exploring Mass Distribution in Wind Turbine Blades and Review of the Drive Train Parameters

AG Gonzalez-Rodriguez, JM Roldan-Fernandez… - Machines, 2023 - mdpi.com
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 …

Wind Turbine Blade-Tip Optimization: A Systemic Computational Approach

P Zouboulis, EP Koumoulos, A Karatza - Processes, 2023 - mdpi.com
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 …

The Impact of Bend–Twist Coupling on Structural Characteristics and Flutter Limit of Ultra-Long Flexible Wind Turbine Composite Blades

B Li, D Tian, X Wu, H Meng, Y Su - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
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 …