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20 Jan 2022
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A computationally efficient engineering aerodynamic model for non-planar wind turbine rotors
Department of Wind Energy, Technical University of Denmark, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
Mac Gaunaa
Department of Wind Energy, Technical University of Denmark, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
Georg Raimund Pirrung
Department of Wind Energy, Technical University of Denmark, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
Sergio González Horcas
Department of Wind Energy, Technical University of Denmark, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
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- Investigation of blade flexibility effects on the loads and wake of a 15 MW wind turbine using a flexible actuator line method F. Trigaux et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-9-1765-2024
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- Comparison of different fidelity aerodynamic solvers on the IEA 10 MW turbine including novel tip extension geometries R. Behrens de Luna et al. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2265/3/032002
- Challenges in Rotor Aerodynamic Modeling for Non-Uniform Inflow Conditions K. Boorsma et al. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2767/2/022006
- High fidelity aeroelastic stability analysis of operating wind turbines A. Hermes et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2025.123424
- An analytical linear two-dimensional actuator disc model and comparisons with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations H. Madsen https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-8-1853-2023
- Multi-fidelity, steady-state aeroelastic modelling of a 22-megawatt wind turbine F. Zahle et al. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2767/2/022065
- Aerodynamic modeling of wind turbine blade considering bending deformation: A modified vortex cylinder model Y. Huang & M. Ge https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0286547
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- Computationally efficient aerodynamic modelling of swept wind turbine blades using coupled near-wake and vortex cylinder models A. Li et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-10-2515-2025
- Comparison of aerodynamic planform optimization of non-planar rotors using blade element momentum method and a vortex cylinder model A. Li et al. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2265/3/032055
- Flutter performance of wind turbine blades with different pre-bend magnitudes H. Yu et al. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/3231/1/012148
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An engineering aerodynamic model for non-planar horizontal-axis wind turbines is proposed. The performance of the model is comparable with high-fidelity models but has similarly low computational cost as currently used low-fidelity models, which do not have the capability to model non-planar rotors. The developed model could be used for an efficient and accurate load calculation of non-planar wind turbines and eventually be integrated in a design optimization framework.
An engineering aerodynamic model for non-planar horizontal-axis wind turbines is proposed. The...
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