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Research article
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14 Jan 2020
Research article |
| 14 Jan 2020
| 14 Jan 2020
Hurricane eyewall winds and structural response of wind turbines
Amber Kapoor
Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, University of Massachusetts
Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
Slimane Ouakka
Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Massachusetts
Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
Sanjay R. Arwade
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Massachusetts
Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
Julie K. Lundquist
Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder,
Boulder, CO 80309, USA
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO 80401, USA
Matthew A. Lackner
Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, University of Massachusetts
Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
Andrew T. Myers
Civil & Environmental Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Rochelle P. Worsnop
University of Colorado, Cooperative Institute for Research in
Environmental Sciences, Boulder, CO, USA
NOAA/Earth System Research Laboratory, Physical Sciences Division,
Boulder, CO 80305, USA
George H. Bryan
National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO 80305, USA
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Short summary
Offshore wind energy is a burgeoning area of renewable energy that is at an early stage of development in the United States. Exposure of offshore wind turbines to hurricanes must be assessed and mitigated to ensure the security of the renewable energy supply. This research assesses the impact of hurricane wind fields on the structural response of wind turbines. Such wind fields have characteristics that may pose heretofore unforeseen structural challenges to offshore wind turbines.
Offshore wind energy is a burgeoning area of renewable energy that is at an early stage of...
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