State of the art in wind turbine aerodynamics and aeroelasticity

M.O.L. Hansen, J.N. Sørensen, S. Voutsinas, Niels Sørensen, H.Aa. Madsen

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    Abstract

    A comprehensive review of wind turbine aeroelasticity is given. The aerodynamic part starts with the simple aerodynamic Blade Element Momentum Method and ends with giving a review of the work done applying CFD on wind turbine rotors. In between is explained some methods of intermediate complexity such as vortex and panel methods. Also the different approaches to structural modelling of wind turbines are addressed. Finally, the coupling between the aerodynamic and structural modelling is shown in terms of possible instabilities and some examples.

    Original languageEnglish
    JournalProgress in Aerospace Sciences
    Volume42
    Issue number4
    Pages (from-to)285–330
    ISSN0376-0421
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 29 Dec 2006

    Keywords

    • Aeroelasticity
    • Wind turbines

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