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Title: The effect of {delta}{sub 3} angle on the teeter response of an unstalled wind turbine rotor determined by analysis, experiment, and computer simulation

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OSTI ID:93011
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  1. Univ. of Texas, El Paso, TX (United States). Dept. of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

A large, positive {delta}{sub 3} angle offers some advantages over the usual zero {delta}{sub 3} teeter rotor;such as reduced flapping angles, reduced inplane excitations, and reduced teeter restraint impact loading. This paper discusses these advantages and presents results from theoretical analyses, computer simulations, and atmospheric test on the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) test-bed turbine. Results from these simulations and tests indicate stable and controlled teeter response at high yaw angles and yaw rates at wind speeds up to 30 m/s. Results of atmospheric tests also show reasonable correlation with the code TEETER, but some discrepancies with past and present versions of the code YAWDYN.

OSTI ID:
93011
Report Number(s):
CONF-950116-; ISBN 0-7918-1294-4; TRN: IM9537%%54
Resource Relation:
Conference: 1995 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) energy sources technology conference and exhibition, Houston, TX (United States), 29 Jan - 1 Feb 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Wind energy 1995. SED-Volume 16; Musial, W.D.; Hock, S.M. [eds.] [National Renewable Energy Lab, Golden, CO (United States)]; Berg, D.E. [ed.] [Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)]; PB: 298 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English