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Journal of Offshore Structure and Technology Original Research

Vibrational Wind Turbine Design

  1. Carlos Armenta-Déu
  2. Ignacio Madrazo
  3. Jorge Contreras
  4. Matilde Santos

Abstract

This work focuses on the study and analysis of bladeless wind turbines (BWT) as an alternative to operating vertical-axis wind turbines (VAWT) and horizontal-axis wind turbines (HAWT). A mathematical analysis of the BWT oscillation under wind force allows the development of specific mathematical expressions for the oscillation speed and BWT mast displacement at any height. The oscillation movement is submitted to a Strouhal constant number condition, resulting in an algorithm that allows the determination of the BWT mast profile to maintain a constant vortex shedding oscillation frequency, a required condition to preserve the integrity of the mast material and to reduce fatigue and mechanical stress. The predicted results from the mathematical analysis show a good agreement, higher than 95% on average, with reported data in literature, thus, validating the proposed mathematical procedure. A simulation run for a designed prototype shows a high agreement between mathematical development and the linear approach currently adopted by the manufacturing processes (R2=0.9885); therefore, the proposed methodology for the BWT design is valid.

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