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Title: Effect of wind loading on the design of a kite tether

Abstract

The effect of wind drag on the static profile and force transmission efficiency of a tether connected to a kite-like system is considered. Calculations have been made assuming that the velocity and density fields due to the wind do not vary with altitude. The tether profile is shown for 3 different models when the wind velocity if 10 m/s. Presents graphs of forces acting on an elemental length of a kite tether and effect of scaling on the force transmission efficiency of a kite tether. A catenary model is inadequate to predict qualitatively as well as quantitatively the static behavior of a kite tether, especially when the tether diameter is small and the tether is made of a material with a high strength-to-weight ratio.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
6064574
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
J. Energy; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 6:5
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
17 WIND ENERGY; AIRFOILS; DESIGN; WIND LOADS; ALTITUDE; CALCULATION METHODS; DENSITY; DRAG; EQUATIONS; GRAPHS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VELOCITY; WIND POWER; DYNAMIC LOADS; ENERGY SOURCES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; POWER; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES; 170600* - Wind Energy Engineering

Citation Formats

Varma, S K, and Goela, J S. Effect of wind loading on the design of a kite tether. United States: N. p., 1982. Web. doi:10.2514/3.48051.
Varma, S K, & Goela, J S. Effect of wind loading on the design of a kite tether. United States. https://doi.org/10.2514/3.48051
Varma, S K, and Goela, J S. 1982. "Effect of wind loading on the design of a kite tether". United States. https://doi.org/10.2514/3.48051.
@article{osti_6064574,
title = {Effect of wind loading on the design of a kite tether},
author = {Varma, S K and Goela, J S},
abstractNote = {The effect of wind drag on the static profile and force transmission efficiency of a tether connected to a kite-like system is considered. Calculations have been made assuming that the velocity and density fields due to the wind do not vary with altitude. The tether profile is shown for 3 different models when the wind velocity if 10 m/s. Presents graphs of forces acting on an elemental length of a kite tether and effect of scaling on the force transmission efficiency of a kite tether. A catenary model is inadequate to predict qualitatively as well as quantitatively the static behavior of a kite tether, especially when the tether diameter is small and the tether is made of a material with a high strength-to-weight ratio.},
doi = {10.2514/3.48051},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6064574}, journal = {J. Energy; (United States)},
number = ,
volume = 6:5,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982},
month = {Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982}
}