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August 2008
ISSN 0199-6231
EISSN 1528-8986
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Guest Editorial
Guest Editorial
J. Sol. Energy Eng. August 2008, 130(3): 030301.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2931515
Topics:
Aerodynamics
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Condition monitoring
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Reliability
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Wind energy
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Wind power
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Wind turbines
,
Stress
Research Papers
Delamination at Thick Ply Drops in Carbon and Glass Fiber Laminates Under Fatigue Loading
J. Sol. Energy Eng. August 2008, 130(3): 031001.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2931496
Topics:
Carbon
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Delamination
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Fatigue
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Glass
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Glass fibers
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Laminates
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Stress
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Carbon fibers
,
Blades
,
Compression
Updating and Optimization of a Coning Rotor Concept
J. Sol. Energy Eng. August 2008, 130(3): 031002.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2931497
Topics:
Rotors
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Blades
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Machinery
,
Optimization
Pyroreflectometry to Determine the True Temperature and Optical Properties of Surfaces
J. Sol. Energy Eng. August 2008, 130(3): 031003.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2840575
Topics:
Temperature
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Reflectance
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Radiance
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Emissivity
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Temperature measurement
Assessment of Condition Monitoring Techniques for Offshore Wind Farms
J. Sol. Energy Eng. August 2008, 130(3): 031004.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2931512
Topics:
Condition monitoring
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Failure
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Maintenance
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Wind farms
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Turbines
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Vibration
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Ocean engineering
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Trains
,
Wind turbines
Reliability of Wind Turbine Technology Through Time
J. Sol. Energy Eng. August 2008, 130(3): 031005.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2936235
Topics:
Failure
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Generators
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Reliability
,
Wind turbines
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Maintenance
,
Turbines
,
Electromagnetic induction
Uncertainty Analysis in MCP-Based Wind Resource Assessment and Energy Production Estimation
J. Sol. Energy Eng. August 2008, 130(3): 031006.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2931499
Topics:
Uncertainty
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Energy generation
,
Wind
,
Wind turbines
Dynamic Prescribed Vortex Wake Model for AERODYN/FAST
J. Sol. Energy Eng. August 2008, 130(3): 031007.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2931503
Topics:
Blades
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Vortices
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Wakes
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Flow (Dynamics)
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Steady state
Three-Dimensional and Rotational Aerodynamics on the NREL Phase VI Wind Turbine Blade
J. Sol. Energy Eng. August 2008, 130(3): 031008.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2931506
Topics:
Blades
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Separation (Technology)
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Flow (Dynamics)
,
Pressure
The Inverse Vortex Wake Model: A Measurement Analysis Tool
J. Sol. Energy Eng. August 2008, 130(3): 031009.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2931508
Topics:
Blades
,
Vortices
,
Wakes
,
Rotors
,
Flow (Dynamics)
The Influence of the Joint Wind-Wave Environment on Offshore Wind Turbine Support Structure Loads
J. Sol. Energy Eng. August 2008, 130(3): 031010.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2931500
Topics:
Design
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Stress
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Turbines
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Wind
,
Offshore wind turbines
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Wind velocity
,
Uncertainty
,
Seas
Statistical Extrapolation Methods for Estimating Wind Turbine Extreme Loads
J. Sol. Energy Eng. August 2008, 130(3): 031011.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2931501
Topics:
Stress
,
Wind turbines
Adaptive Pitch Control of Variable-Speed Wind Turbines
J. Sol. Energy Eng. August 2008, 130(3): 031012.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2931505
Topics:
Blades
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Control equipment
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Simulation
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Turbines
,
Wind
,
Wind turbines
,
Wind velocity
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Torque
,
Adaptive control
,
Turbulence
A Modified Dynamic Stall Model for Low Mach Numbers
J. Sol. Energy Eng. August 2008, 130(3): 031013.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2931509
Topics:
Aerodynamics
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Airfoils
,
Flow (Dynamics)
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Mach number
,
Vortices
,
Separation (Technology)
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Delays
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Modeling
,
Drag (Fluid dynamics)
,
Databases
Robust Multivariable Pitch Control Design for Load Reduction on Large Wind Turbines
J. Sol. Energy Eng. August 2008, 130(3): 031014.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2931510
Topics:
Blades
,
Control equipment
,
Design
,
Robustness
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Rotors
,
Stress
,
Wind turbines
,
Wind velocity
,
Damping
Analysis of the Flow Characteristics of Two Nonrotating Rotor Blades
J. Sol. Energy Eng. August 2008, 130(3): 031015.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2931507
Topics:
Blades
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Computational fluid dynamics
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Rotors
,
Pressure
,
Drag (Fluid dynamics)
,
Flow (Dynamics)
Relevant Criteria for Testing the Quality of Models for Turbulent Wind Speed Fluctuations
J. Sol. Energy Eng. August 2008, 130(3): 031016.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2931511
Topics:
Turbulence
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Wind velocity
,
Wind turbines
,
Rotors
,
Fluctuations (Physics)
,
Wind
,
Testing
Statistical Extreme Load Extrapolation With Quadratic Distortions for Wind Turbines
J. Sol. Energy Eng. August 2008, 130(3): 031017.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2931513
Topics:
Probability
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Stress
,
Wind turbines
,
Wind
Rotor Blade Sectional Performance Under Yawed Inflow Conditions
J. Sol. Energy Eng. August 2008, 130(3): 031018.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2931514
Topics:
Aerodynamics
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Blades
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Inflow
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Pressure
,
Rotors
,
Yaw
,
Wind turbines
,
Wind tunnels
Numerical Site Calibration Over Complex Terrain
J. Sol. Energy Eng. August 2008, 130(3): 031020.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2931502
Topics:
Calibration
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Flow (Dynamics)
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Numerical analysis
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Turbulence
,
Uncertainty
,
Wind
,
Wind velocity
,
Surface roughness
,
Boundary-value problems
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