Research Repository (Delft University of Technology) · 2007 · 28 citations · 8 references
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EngineeringMarine EngineeringOcean EngineeringOffshore EngineeringOffshore StructuresWind EngineeringOffshore Facilities DesignOffshore FoundationsOffshore Platform DesignOffshore Wind EnergyWind Energy SystemsWind Turbine TechnologyOffshore Wind Energy SystemsOffshore Wind PowerOffshore Wind Turbine FoundationsOffshore Wind TurbinesTurbine Design
The aim of this paper is to do a literature review of the design process of offshore wind turbines (OWTs).The paper uses an approach in which the design process of an OWT is divided into three steps.Firstly, different requirements which should be satisfied by an OWT are classified.Secondly, different design solutions are reviewed and some design choices such as number of blades and tip speed ratio is explained.Finally the analysis tools to evaluate the solutions are studied and the up-scaling rule which is a way to get some general insight in an OWT characteristic is explained.
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