Paint it black: Efficacy of increased wind turbine rotor blade visibility to reduce avian fatalities
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.6592
Abstract: Abstract As wind energy deployment increases and larger wind‐power plants are considered, bird fatalities through collision with moving turbine rotor blades are expected to increase. However, few (cost‐) effective deterrent or mitigation measures have so… read more here.
Keywords: wind; paint black; visibility; rotor ... See more keywords
Thermo-Mechanical Fatigue Life Assessment of a Gas Turbine Rotor Through Reliability Approach
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DOI: 10.1007/s11668-018-0531-4
Abstract: Turbine rotor is a critical and life-limiting component in gas turbine engines. The thermo-mechanical fatigue (TMF) life of a turbine rotor was studied using reliability method. The fatigue life was estimated using (a) Marrow’s model… read more here.
Keywords: reliability; life; turbine rotor; fatigue ... See more keywords
Evaluation of microstructural degradation and its corresponding creep property in integral cast turbine rotor made of K424 alloy
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DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2019.109946
Abstract: Abstract This study establishes the relationship between the microstructural degradation and temperature distribution of an integral cast turbine rotor made of K424 alloy, based on a selection of quantitative characterization parameters. The influence of the… read more here.
Keywords: temperature; rotor; creep property; turbine rotor ... See more keywords
Investigation on transient dynamic balancing of the power turbine rotor and its application
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DOI: 10.1177/16878140211007325
Abstract: In the dynamic balancing procedure of the rotor system, the unbalance is determined as a principal parameter which should be identified firstly. In actual engineering, the interference of external noise on the rotor is usually… read more here.
Keywords: power turbine; method; dynamic balancing; rotor ... See more keywords
Fatigue life prediction of wind turbine rotor blade composites considering the combined effects of stress amplitude and mean stress
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DOI: 10.1177/1748006x17751495
Abstract: To predict fatigue life of wind turbine rotor blade composites under random loads, the combined effects of stress amplitude and mean stress are considered. First, the generalized σ–N curved surface is introduced to characterize the… read more here.
Keywords: fatigue life; blade composites; rotor blade; life ... See more keywords
Study on material structure evolution of steam turbine rotor under thermal cycling fatigue load
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DOI: 10.1504/ijesms.2021.10037810
Abstract: In order to improve the structural strength of the turbine rotor, the dynamic circuit and driving mechanical model of the turbine rotor are established under the thermal cycle fatigue load. The numerical simulation principle of… read more here.
Keywords: rotor; material structure; turbine rotor; fatigue load ... See more keywords
Fluid dynamics assessment of the Tesla turbine rotor
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DOI: 10.2298/tsci160601170m
Abstract: The Tesla turbine seems to offer several points of attractiveness when applied to low-power applications. Indeed, it is a simple, reliable, and low cost machine. The principle of operation of the turbine relies on the… read more here.
Keywords: rotor; turbine rotor; turbine; tesla turbine ... See more keywords