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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-8-661-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-8-661-2023
Research article
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02 May 2023
Research article |  | 02 May 2023

Nonlinear inviscid aerodynamics of a wind turbine rotor in surge, sway, and yaw motions using a free-wake panel method

André F. P. Ribeiro, Damiano Casalino, and Carlos S. Ferreira

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Floating offshore wind turbines move due to not having a rigid foundation. Hence, as the blades rotate they experience more complex aerodynamics than standard onshore wind turbines. In this paper, we show computational simulations of a wind turbine rotor moving in various ways and quantify the effects of the motion in the forces acting on the blades. We show that these forces behave in nonlinear ways in some cases.
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