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dc.contributor.author | Farrugia, Russell | |
dc.contributor.author | Sant, Tonio | |
dc.contributor.author | Micallef, Daniel | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-03-27T07:24:55Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-03-27T07:24:55Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Farrugia, R., Sant, T., & Micallef, D. (2014). Investigating the aerodynamic performance of a model offshore floating wind turbine. Renewable Energy, 70, 24-30. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/17850 | |
dc.description | The research work disclosed in this publication is partially funded by the Strategic Educational Pathways Scholarship (Malta). The scholarship is part-financed by the European Union e European Social Fund. This research has been carried out using computational facilities procured through the European Regional Development Fund, Project ERDF-080 A Supercomputing Laboratory for the University of Malta (http://www.um.edu.mt/research/scienceeng/erdf_080). | en_GB |
dc.description.abstract | Understanding the impact of wave-induced dynamic effects on the aerodynamic performance of Offshore Floating Wind Turbines (OFWTs) is crucial towards developing cost-effective floating wind turbines to harness wind energy in deep water sites. The complexity of the wake of an OFWT has not yet been fully understood. Measurements and numerical simulations are essential. An experiment to investigate the aerodynamics of a model OFWT was undertaken at the University of Malta. Established experimental techniques used to analyse fixed HAWTs were applied and modified for the floating turbine condition. The effects of wave induced motions on the rotor aerodynamic variables were analysed in detail. An open source free-wake vortex code was also used to examine whether certain phenomena observed in the experiments could be reproduced numerically by the lifting line method. Results from hot wire measurements and free-wake vortex simulations have shown that for OFWTs surge-induced torque fluctuations are evident. At high l a discrepancy in the mean CP between the fixed and floating conditions was found from measurements and numerical simulations. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Elsevier Ltd. | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Wind power | en_GB |
dc.subject | Wind turbines | en_GB |
dc.subject | Wind turbines -- Aerodynamics | en_GB |
dc.subject | Offshore electric power plants | en_GB |
dc.subject | Vortex-motion | en_GB |
dc.title | Investigating the aerodynamic performance of a model offshore floating wind turbine | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.renene.2013.12.043 | |
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