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Research on the aerodynamic characteristics of a lift drag hybrid vertical axis wind turbine
Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 2016 Compared with a drag-type vertical axis wind turbines, one of the greatest advantages for a lift-type vertical axis wind turbines is its higher power coefficient ( C p ).
Xiaojing Sun +5 more
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Relating onshore wind turbine reliability to offshore application [PDF]
, 2010 With the award of the latest Round 3 offshore wind farm sites around the UK coast the wind industry is moving from the operation of near inshore to truly offshore wind farms.
RICHARDSON, PAUL
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Effect of dynamic stall on the aerodynamics of vertical-axis wind turbines
, 2011 Accurate simulations of the aerodynamic performance of vertical-axis wind turbines pose a significant challenge for computational fluid dynamics methods.
Richard E. Brown +4 more
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An FMEA-Based Risk Assessment Approach for Wind Turbine Systems: A Comparative Study of Onshore and Offshore [PDF]
, 2014 Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) has been extensively used by wind turbine assembly manufacturers for analyzing, evaluating and prioritizing potential/known failure modes.
Shafiee, Mahmood +5 more
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Control based power smoothing for aggregated vertical axis wind turbines
, 2012 Recently there has been renewed interest in the potential of vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs), particularly, at very large scale of 10 MW or above owing to their structural simplicity.
Leithead, William +2 more
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Urban wind energy conversion: the potential of ducted turbines
, 2008 The prospects for urban wind power are discussed. A roof-mounted ducted wind turbine, which uses pressure differentials created by wind flow around a building, is proposed as an alternative to more conventional approaches.
Kelly, Nick +2 more
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, 2018 This issue is a continuation of the previous successful Special Issue “Wind Turbines 2013”. Similarly, this issue also focuses on recent advances in the wind energy sector on a wide range of topics, including: wind resource mapping, wind intermittency issues, aerodynamics, foundations, aeroelasticity, wind turbine technologies, control of wind turbines,
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Drivetrain availability in offshore wind turbines
, 2014 As part of the drive train and generator track this paper will present the results of a comparative study on the availability of offshore wind turbine drive train types. Twelve different drive train types will be compared.
Julian Feuchtwang +7 more
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Unsteady simulation of flow in micro vertical axis wind turbine [PDF]
, 2010 Though wind turbines and windmills have been used for centuries, the application of aerodynamics technology to improve reliability and reduce costs of wind-generated energy has only been pursued in earnest for the past 40 years.
BOIS, Gérard +1 more
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E3S Web of Conferences, 2018 Nowadays, the worldwide growing demand for energy from renewable sources is observed. This fact is related to a number of factors, especially environmental ones.
Filipowicz Mariusz +3 more
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