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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-103-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-103-2026
Research article
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14 Jan 2026
Research article |  | 14 Jan 2026

Comparison of different simulation methods regarding loads, considering the centre of wind pressure

Marcel Bock, Daniela Moreno, and Joachim Peinke

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Various simulation tools exist to provide load forecasts in the wind energy field (engineering models and numerical simulations). A newly introduced concept is the center of wind pressure, a quantity extracted from a wind field. In previous works, similar behaviour, then the main shaft bending moments, was shown. However, a clear relationship is missing. In this work, this gap is filled through the introduction of a calibration parameter.
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