Aero-structural design and optimization of 50 MW wind turbine with over 250-m blades

S Yao, M Chetan, DT Griffith… - Wind …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The quest for reduced levelized cost of energy has driven significant growth in wind turbine
size; however, larger rotors face significant technical and logistical challenges. The largest …

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 …

Comparison of blade optimisation strategies for the IEA 15MW reference turbine

S Scott, P Greaves, T Macquart… - Journal of Physics …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Reference wind turbine models are crucial for enabling the research community to advance
technology and meet the challenges associated with upscaling. The IEA 15 MW is one such …

Efficient structural optimisation of a 20 MW wind turbine blade

S Scott, P Greaves, PM Weaver, A Pirrera… - Journal of Physics …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper presents, through the structural design of a 20 MW wind turbine blade, a
selection of novel analysis and optimisation methods for wind turbines. These methods are …

Wing twisting by elastic instability: A purely passive approach

F Runkel, U Fasel, G Molinari, AF Arrieta… - Composite Structures, 2018 - Elsevier
The design of morphing structures requires attaining concurrently light-weight, load-carrying
and shape adaptable systems that minimize complexity, actuation requirements and part …

High Fidelity Aero-Structural Simulation of Occluded Wind Turbine Blades

TR Wainwright, DJ Poole, CB Allen, J Appa… - AIAA Scitech 2021 …, 2021 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2021-0950. vid Acoupled, high-fidelity
simulation framework on GPUs is presented, and is used to perform an aero-structural …

IEA Wind Energy Task 37-System Engineering-Aerodynamic Optimization Case Study

MK McWilliam, F Zahle, K Dykes, P Bortolotti… - AIAA Scitech 2021 …, 2021 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2021-1412. vid This paper presents the
results from the first IEA Wind Task 37 aerodynamic optimization case study. 8 participants …

[PDF][PDF] Optimal Aeroelastic Tailoring of Wind Turbines

SJ Scott - 2021 - research-information.bris.ac.uk
Wind energy is a vital resource for meeting international climate change targets. A key
industry challenge is integrating wind power plants within the electrical grid, especially as …

Finite beam elements for variable stiffness structures

T Macquart, A Pirrera, PM Weaver - AIAA Journal, 2018 - arc.aiaa.org
CURRENT aircraft wings and wind turbine blades are lighter, slender, and more flexible
than their predecessors. Due to the increasing slenderness and compliance, wings and …

Piecewise linear aeroelastic rotor-tower models for efficient wind turbine simulations

T Macquart, S Scott, PM Weaver… - Journal of Physics …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The development of software and methodologies able to efficiently and accurately predict
the aeroelastic performance of wind turbines at low computational cost—enabling the rapid …