The aerodynamics and near wake of an offshore floating horizontal axis wind turbine

Offshore floating wind turbines represent the future of wind energy. However, significant challenges must be overcome before these systems can be widely used. Because of the dynamics of offshore floating wind turbines—surge, sway, heave, roll, pitch, and yaw—and the resulting interactions between th...

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Main Author: Sebastian, Thomas
Language:EN
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 2012
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3498409