Constructing fast and representative analytical  models of wind turbine main bearings

Stirling, James; Hart, Edward; Kazemi Amiri, Abbas

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-6-15-2021

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05 Jan 2021

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| 05 Jan 2021

Constructing fast and representative analytical models of wind turbine main bearings

James Stirling, Edward Hart, and Abbas Kazemi Amiri

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Final revised paper (published on 05 Jan 2021)
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RC1: 'A comment to "Constructing Fast and Representative Analytical Models of Wind Turbine Main-Bearings"', Anonymous Referee #1, 24 Jun 2020
- AC1: 'Response to Reviewer 1', James Stirling, 27 Aug 2020
RC2: 'Constructing Fast and Representative Analytical Models of Wind Turbine Main-Bearings', Anonymous Referee #2, 01 Aug 2020
- AC2: 'Response to Reviewer 2', James Stirling, 27 Aug 2020
AC3: 'Response to the Editor', James Stirling, 27 Aug 2020

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by James Stirling on behalf of the Authors (05 Oct 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (21 Oct 2020) by Charlotte Bay Hasager

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (11 Nov 2020)

RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (15 Nov 2020)

ED: Publish as is (16 Nov 2020) by Charlotte Bay Hasager

ED: Publish as is (16 Nov 2020) by Joachim Peinke (Chief editor)

AR by James Stirling on behalf of the Authors (19 Nov 2020)

Short summary

This paper considers the modelling of wind turbine main bearings using analytical models. The validity of simplified analytical representations is explored by comparing main-bearing force reactions with those obtained from higher-fidelity 3D finite-element models. Results indicate that good agreement can be achieved between the analytical and 3D models in the case of both non-moment-reacting (such as for a spherical roller bearing) and moment-reacting (such as a tapered roller bearing) set-ups.