The Role of Damping in Offshore Wind Turbine Dynamics

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dc.contributorUniversity of Massachusetts, Amhersten
dc.contributorVirginia Tech. Aerospace and Ocean Engineering Departmenten
dc.contributor.authorFontana, Caseyen
dc.contributor.authorCarswell, Wystanen
dc.contributor.authorArwade, Sanjay R.en
dc.contributor.authorDegroot, Donen
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-28T18:27:11Zen
dc.date.available2015-07-28T18:27:11Zen
dc.date.issued2015-06-08en
dc.description.abstractThe stochastic environmental loading present in potential offshore wind farm locations leads to high costs for the turbine's support structure. As a result, it is important to determine the contribution each damping source on these types of loading. The least is known about foundation damping, therefore it is conservatively neglected in structural design. A parameter study will be presented to show how foundation damping affects structural demands over a variety of wind, wave, and operating conditions. Given that fatigue analysis is important for ensuring the design life of OWTs, the effective contribution of damping on fatigue damage accumulation will also be estimated. Examining the sensitivity of structural loading to damping may allow foundation damping to be advantageously incorporated into design guidelines, potentially leading to a more efficient OWT design and reduction in the large cost of the support structure.en
dc.description.notesSession 0B - Graduate Student Symposiumen
dc.description.notesTrack classification : Research and Development, and Technology ; Graduate Student Symposiumen
dc.description.notesIncludes paper and PowerPoint slidesen
dc.format.extent1 pageen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationFontana, C., Carswell, W., Arwade, S. R., & Degroot, D. (2015, June). The role of damping in offshore wind turbine dynamics. Paper presented at the North American Wind Energy Academy 2015 Symposium, Blacksburg, VA.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/54683en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.ispartofNorth American Wind Energy Academy 2015 Symposiumen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderFontana, Caseyen
dc.rights.holderCarswell, Wystanen
dc.rights.holderArwade, Sanjay R.en
dc.rights.holderDegroot, Donen
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.titleThe Role of Damping in Offshore Wind Turbine Dynamicsen
dc.title.alternativeThe Role of Structural/Foundation Damping in Offshore Wind Turbine Dynamicsen
dc.typePresentationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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