Fatigue analysis of a generic 7.5 MW reference rotor hub

• Main Author: Krishnappa, Likith
• Other Authors: Carlo L. Bottasso
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/69852
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In recent decades, there has been a tremendous increase in the utilization of wind energy to generate electricity. In order to cater to the rising power demand, the capacities of wind turbines are continuously increasing. As the capacity of the wind turbines increase, so does the problems associated...