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http://dx.doi.org/10.3795/KSME-A.2014.38.2.115

Development of RecurDyn Module for Wind Turbine Analysis Applying BEM Theory  

Lim, Dae Guen (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan Nat'l Univ.)
Yoo, Wan Suk (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan Nat'l Univ.)
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Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A / v.38, no.2, 2014 , pp. 115-120 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, a module is developed for modeling and analyzing dynamic behavior of a wind turbine using RecurDyn, which is a commercial multi-body dynamics software developed by FunctionBay, Inc. The wind turbine consists of tower, nacelle, hub and blades. Tower and blades are regarded as flexible bodies for considering elastic effect using beam theory and spring force. In this paper, a constant speed wind was assumed and aerodynamic force is modeled using BEM theory. Dynamic analysis applying this aerodynamic force is carried out. To verify the validity of analysis results, these results are compared to those of GH-Bladed which is a commercial software for analyzing wind turbine system distributed by Garrad Hassan.
Keywords
BEM Theory; Multi-Body Dynamics; GH-Bladed; RecurDyn;
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