The long term reliability of tidal turbines is critical if these structures are to be cost-effective. Optimized design requires a combination of material durability models and structural analyses which must be based on realistic loading conditions. This paper presents results from a series of flume tank measurements on strain gauged scaled turbine blades, aimed at studying these conditions. A detailed series of tests on a 3-blade horizontal axis turbine with 400 mm long blades is presented. The influence of both current and wave-current interactions on measured strains is studied. These tests show that wave-current interactions can cause large additional loading amplitudes compared to currents alone, which must be considered in the fatigue analysis of these systems.


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    Titel :

    Flume tank characterization of marine current turbine blade behaviour under current and wave loading


    Beteiligte:
    Gaurier, Benoit (Autor:in) / Davies, Peter (Autor:in) / Deuff, Albert (Autor:in) / Germain, Gregory (Autor:in)


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2013


    Format / Umfang :

    12 Seiten, 25 Quellen




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch





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