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A study on wind load characteristics of wind turbines (풍력발전기의 풍하중특성에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Jung-Su;Park, Noh-Gill;Kim, Young-Duk;Kim, Su-Hyub
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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    • 2010.10a
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    • pp.124-129
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    • 2010
  • Wind load characteristics is investigated for vibration analysis of wind turbine gearbox. A normal wind model assumed, of which the wind velocity is increased according to the height from ground. A blast wind model is assumed, of which the maximum velocity is located at the center and the velocity profile is normally distributed. The periodical torque and bending moments transmitted to the main shaft of wind turbine are investigated. The average values and the harmonic terms of the transmitted moments are studied on the wind direction of range $-45^{\circ}{\sim}45^{\circ}$ and the bending moment characteristics are examined, which is regarded as the main source of the misalignment of gear train.

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A mathematical model for the along-wind coefficient of tower crane based on the member load

  • Wei Chen;Xianrong Qin;Zhigang Yang
    • Wind and Structures
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    • v.37 no.5
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    • pp.347-359
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    • 2023
  • The along-wind coefficient is the key parameter for wind load calculations in tower crane structure design. It is often calculated using overall parameter characteristics, which may lead to inaccurate results. In this study, six types of tower masts and four types of tower jibs with different overall structural characteristics and member characteristics are established. Through wind tunnel force tests and CFD numerical simulation, the along-wind coefficient of the overall structure and each member are obtained. Based on the characteristics of the slenderness ratio and spacing ratio of the members, a mathematical model for calculating the along-wind coefficient of the tower crane structure is proposed. The calculated results are in accordance with the wind tunnel test results. The maximum relative error is -6.25%, and the minimum relative error is 0.68%. To ensure accuracy, it is necessary to calculate the along-wind coefficient of the tower crane structure based on the load of each structure member rather than using overall parameter characteristics.

A Study of Natural Frequency of Offshore Wind Turbine JACKET (해상 풍력 발전 JACKET의 고유진동수에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Kang-Su;Lee, Jung-Tak;Son, Choong-Yul
    • Transactions of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering
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    • v.17 no.2 s.119
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    • pp.130-135
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    • 2007
  • The purpose of this paper is that investigates the Natural Frequency behavior characteristic of wind turbine jacket type tower model, and calculated that the stress values of thrust load, wave load, wind load, current loda, gravity load, etc., environment evaluation analysis during static operating wind turbine jacket type tower model, carried out of natural frequency analysis of total load case to stress matrix, frequency calculated that calculated add natural frequency to stiffness matrix for determinant to stress results. The finite element analysis is performed with commercial F.E.M program (ANSYS) on the basis of the natural frequency and mode shape.

Influence of non-Gaussian characteristics of wind load on fatigue damage of wind turbine

  • Zhu, Ying;Shuang, Miao
    • Wind and Structures
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    • v.31 no.3
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    • pp.217-227
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    • 2020
  • Based on translation models, both Gaussian and non-Gaussian wind fields are generated using spectral representation method for investigating the influence of non-Gaussian characteristics and directivity effect of wind load on fatigue damage of wind turbine. Using the blade aerodynamic model and multi-body dynamics, dynamic responses are calculated. Using linear damage accumulation theory and linear crack propagation theory, crack initiation life and crack propagation life are discussed with consideration of the joint probability density distribution of the wind direction and mean wind speed in detail. The result shows that non-Gaussian characteristics of wind load have less influence on fatigue life of wind turbine in the area with smaller annual mean wind speeds. Whereas, the influence becomes significant with the increase of the annual mean wind speed. When the annual mean wind speeds are 7 m/s and 9 m/s at hub height of 90 m, the crack initiation lives under softening non-Gaussian wind decrease by 10% compared with Gaussian wind fields or at higher hub height. The study indicates that the consideration of the influence of softening non-Gaussian characteristics of wind inflows can significantly decrease the fatigue life, and, if neglected, it can result in non-conservative fatigue life estimates for the areas with higher annual mean wind speeds.

Generalized load cycles for dynamic wind uplift evaluation of rigid membrane roofing systems

  • Baskaran, A.;Murty, B.;Tanaka, H.
    • Wind and Structures
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    • v.14 no.5
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    • pp.383-411
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    • 2011
  • Roof is an integral part of building envelope. It protects occupants from environmental forces such as wind, rain, snow and others. Among those environmental forces, wind is a major factor that can cause structural roof damages. Roof due to wind actions can exhibit either flexible or rigid system responses. At present, a dynamic test procedure available is CSA A123.21-04 for the wind uplift resistance evaluation of flexible membrane-roofing systems and there is no dynamic test procedure available in North America for wind uplift resistance evaluation of rigid membrane-roofing system. In order to incorporate rigid membrane-roofing systems into the CSA A123.21-04 testing procedure, this paper presents the development of a load cycle. For this process, the present study compared the wind performance of rigid systems with the flexible systems. Analysis of the pressure time histories data using probability distribution function and power spectral density verified that these two roofs types exhibit different system responses under wind forces. Rain flow counting method was applied on the wind tunnel time histories data. Calculated wind load cycles were compared with the existing load cycle of CSA A123.21-04. With the input from the roof manufacturers and roofing associations, the developed load cycles had been generalized and extended to evaluate the ultimate wind uplift resistance capacity of rigid roofs. This new knowledge is integrated into the new edition of CSA A123.21-10 so that the standard can be used to evaluate wind uplift resistance capacity of membrane roofing systems.

Equivalent static wind loads analysis of tall television towers considering terrain factors of hilltops based on force measurement experiment

  • Ke, Shitang;Wang, Hao;Ge, Yaojun;Zhao, Lin;Cao, Shuyang
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.63 no.4
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    • pp.509-519
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    • 2017
  • Wind field in mountainous regions demonstrates unique distribution characteristic as compared with the wind field of the flat area, wind load and wind effect are the key considerations in structural design of television towers situated in mountainous regions. The television tower to be constructed is located at the top of Xiushan Mountain in Nanjing, China. In order to investigate the impact of terrain factors of hilltops on wind loads, firstly a wind tunnel test was performed for the mountainous area within 800m from the television tower. Then the tower basal forces such as bending moments and shear strength were obtained based on high frequency force balance (HFFB) test. Based on the experiments, the improved method for determining the load combinations was applied to extract the response distribution patterns of foundation internal force and peak acceleration of the tower top, then the equivalent static wind loads were computed under different wind angles, load conditions and equivalent goals. The impact of terrain factors, damping ratio and equivalent goals on the wind load distribution of a television tower was discussed. Finally the equivalent static wind loads of the television tower under the 5 most adverse wind angles and 5 most adverse load conditions were computed. The experimental method, computations and research findings provide important references for the anti-wind design of high-rise structure built on hilltops.

The method using dynamic load and static load figures out gust factor of the membrane structure (동적하중과 정적하중을 이용한 막구조의 거스트 계수 산출 방법)

  • Wang, Ben-Gang;Jeong, Jae-Yong;You, Ki-Pyo;Kim, Young-Moon
    • Proceeding of KASS Symposium
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    • 2008.05a
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    • pp.19-24
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    • 2008
  • The thesis is for gust factor needing when calculate the wind resistance design. For the gust factor, to the membrane structural model, carry through the wind tunnel test and the static load test. Therefore, at first through the tensile test of the fabric material, designate the material of the membrane structural model. Then, to saddle, wave, arch and point four kinds of basic shape membrane structural models, carry on the wind tunnel test, determine their dynamic load and distortion on lateral direction. Finally, according to distort situation of the membrane structure in the wind tunnel test, carry on the static load experiment outside of the wind tunnel, calculate static load which corresponding with distort. According to dynamic load and the static load, figure out gust factor of these kinds of basic membrane structure.

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A study on the equivalent static wind load estimation of large span roofs (대스팬 지붕구조물의 등가정적 풍하중 산정에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Dae-Young;Kim, Ji-Young;Kim, Han-Young;Lee, Myung-Ho;Kim, Sang-Dae
    • 한국공간정보시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2004.05a
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    • pp.245-251
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    • 2004
  • This paper discuss the conditionally sampled actual wind pressure distributions causing peak quasi-static wind loads in the large span roofs using the wind pressures at many locations on dome models measured simultaneously in a wind tunnel. The actual extreme pressure distributions are compared itk load-response-correlation (LRC) method and the quasi-steady pressure distributions. Based on the results, the reason for the discrepancy in the LRC pressure distribution and the actual extreme pressure distribution are discussed. Futhermore, a brief discussion is made of the equivalent static wind load estimation for the large span roofs.

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Conceptual design of buildings subjected to wind load by using topology optimization

  • Tang, Jiwu;Xie, Yi Min;Felicetti, Peter
    • Wind and Structures
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    • v.18 no.1
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    • pp.21-35
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    • 2014
  • The latest developments in topology optimization are integrated with Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) for the conceptual design of building structures. The wind load on a building is simulated using CFD, and the structural response of the building is obtained from finite element analysis under the wind load obtained. Multiple wind directions are simulated within a single fluid domain by simply expanding the simulation domain. The bi-directional evolutionary structural optimization (BESO) algorithm with a scheme of material interpolation is extended for an automatic building topology optimization considering multiple wind loading cases. The proposed approach is demonstrated by a series of examples of optimum topology design of perimeter bracing systems of high-rise building structures.

Estimation of Topographic Factor of Wind Speed Using Geographic Information (지리정보를 이용한 풍속지형계수 산정)

  • Seong, Min-Ho;Park, Kyung-Sik;Choi, Se-Hyu
    • Spatial Information Research
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.13-22
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    • 2010
  • Due to the frequent gales and typhoons by anomaly climates and its subsequent loss of life and property, the importance of the research estimating wind load is being emphasized when structure is designed. It is necessary to measure geographical information exactly to estimate topographic factor of wind speed because the increase of topographic factor of wind speed means the increase of wind velocity and the increase of wind velocity has an influence on wind load proportionate to a square. Therefore, the accurate and reasonable estimation method of topographic factor of wind speed is presented in this study using ArchiCAD, an architectural BIM(Building Information Modeling) software. When the structure subjected to wind load is designed, reasonability and economic performance of design will be more improved by using the proposed method.