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The Effects Of Hurricane Wind Field Characteristics On Wind Blade Loads, Michael S. Tsai
The Effects Of Hurricane Wind Field Characteristics On Wind Blade Loads, Michael S. Tsai
Masters Theses
Over recent years, offshore wind energy has been growing around the world. This necessitates placing wind turbines directly in or near the oceans where hurricanes can be. Previous research has suggested that hurricane wind veer and direction change can have adverse loading effects on the turbine. Such effects can create damage to the blade or worsen existing ones. Currently, there is no known design standard for addressing wind veer and direction change specifically from hurricanes. Quantifying the loading contribution from these phenomena is not abundant either.
This thesis seeks to demonstrate a proposed procedure for defining design veer profiles and …