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The nonlinear galloping of iced transmission conductor under uniform and turbulence wind

  • Liu, Zhonghua;Ding, Chenhui;Qin, Jian;Lei, Ying
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.75 no.4
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    • pp.465-475
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    • 2020
  • The analytical approach for stability and response of iced conductor under uniform wind or turbulent wind is presented in this study. A nonlinear dynamic model is established to describe the motion of iced conductor galloping. In the case of uniform wind, the stability condition is derived by analyzing the eigenvalue associated with linearized matrix; The first order and second order approximation of galloping amplitude are obtained using multi-scale method. However, real wind has random characteristics essentially. To accurately evaluate the performance of the galloping iced conductor, turbulence wind should be described by random processes. In the case of turbulence wind, the Lyapunov exponent is conducted to judge the stability condition; The probability density of displacement is obtained by using the path integral method to predict galloping amplitude. An example is proposed to verify the effectiveness of the previous methods. It is shown that the fluctuating component of wind has little influence on the stability of iced conductor, but it can increase galloping amplitude. The analytical results on stability and response are also verified by numerical time stepping method.

Deriving vertical velocity in tornadic wind field from radar-measured data and improving tornado simulation by including vertical velocity at velocity inlet

  • Yi Zhao;Guirong Yan;Ruoqiang Feng;Zhongdong Duan;Houjun Kang
    • Wind and Structures
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    • v.38 no.4
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    • pp.245-259
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    • 2024
  • In a tornadic wind field, the vertical velocity component in certain regions of tornadoes can be significant, forming one of the major differences between tornadic wind fields and synoptic straight-line wind fields. To better understand the wind characteristics of tornadoes and properly estimate the action of tornadoes on civil structures, it is important to ensure that all the attributes of tornadoes are captured. Although Doppler radars have been used to measure tornadic wind fields, they can only directly provide information on quasi-horizontal velocity. Therefore, lots of numerical simulations and experimental tests in previous research ignored the vertical velocity at the boundary. However, the influence of vertical velocity in tornadic wind fields is not evaluated. To address this research gap, this study is to use an approach to derive the vertical velocity component based on the horizontal velocities extracted from the radar-measured data by mass continuity. This approach will be illustrated by using the radar-measured data of Spencer Tornado as an example. The vertical velocity component is included in the initial inflow condition in the CFD simulation to assess the influence of including vertical velocity in the initial inflow condition on the entire tornadic wind field.

Impact of the Aerodynamic Characteristics of Twin Buildings on Wind Responses (트윈 빌딩의 공력 특성이 풍응답에 미치는 영향 평가)

  • Kim, Bub-Ryur
    • Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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    • v.33 no.1
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    • pp.1-7
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    • 2020
  • The wind responses of twin buildings are determined by the characteristics of wind loads and the dynamic characteristics of the structural systems of the buildings. In this study, the characteristics of wind pressure that influence wind responses were identified for two different spacings between the twin buildings using a wind tunnel test and the proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) method. Structural dynamic characteristics were also identified using 3D structural system modeling. The double modal transformation method was utilized to evaluate the characteristics of wind pressure for across-wind and along-wind conditions and the effect of the dynamic characteristics of each structure on the wind responses. The channeling and vortex effects were identified through the POD method. Across-wind loads were significantly affected by the spacings between the twin buildings, whereas along-wind loads were minimally affected. Similarly, while using the double modal transformation method, a significant difference was noticed in case of the cross-participation coefficients in the across-wind direction condition for the different spacings between the buildings; however, the along-wind direction condition showed negligible difference. Therefore, the spacing between the two buildings plays a more important role in across-wind responses compared to along-wind responses.

Investigation on flutter stability of three-tower suspension bridges under skew wind

  • Xinjun Zhang;Xuan-Rui Pan;Yuhan Leng;Bingze Chen
    • Wind and Structures
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    • v.38 no.1
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    • pp.43-58
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    • 2024
  • To ensure the flutter stability of three-tower suspension bridges under skew wind, by using the computational procedure of 3D refined flutter analysis of long-span bridges under skew wind, in which structural nonlinearity, the static wind action(also known as the aerostatic effect) and the full-mode coupling effect etc., are fully considered, the flutter stability of a three-tower suspension bridge-the Taizhou Bridge over the Yangtze River in completion and during the deck erection is numerically investigated under the constant uniform skew wind, and the influences of skew wind and aerostatic effects on the flutter stability of the bridge under the service and construction conditions are assessed. The results show that the flutter critical wind speeds of three-tower suspension bridge under service and construction conditions fluctuate with the increase of wind yaw angle instead of a monotonous cosine rule as the decomposition method proposed, and reach the minimum mostly in the case of skew wind. Both the skew wind and aerostatic effects significantly reduce the flutter stability of three-tower suspension bridge under the service and construction conditions, and the combined skew wind and aerostatic effects further deteriorate the flutter stability. Both the skew wind and aerostatic effects do not change the evolution of flutter stability of the bridge during the deck erection, and compared to the service condition, they lead to a greater decrease of flutter critical wind speed of the bridge during deck erection, and the influence of the combined skew wind and aerostatic effects is more prominent. Therefore, the skew wind and aerostatic effects must be considered accurately in the flutter analysis of three-tower suspension bridges.

Study on Basic Wind Speed Suiteable for Wind Power Development (풍력발전에 적합한 기본풍속 연구)

  • Kim, JungHwan;Jeong, HoSeong;Kim, HyeongJun;Han, JungHun;Park, SunKyu;Choi, JinWoong
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2010.11a
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    • pp.189.1-189.1
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    • 2010
  • The wind farm where the wind velocity condition is excellent and economical can be established to produce power with the multiple wind power turbine. The wind velocity which is suitable to Wind Power Development must be evaluated for searching the economical wind farm on planning the wind farm. In this paper, based on wind speed data at 24 locations in Korea from 1971 through 2009, the basic wind velocity which can be applied to designing wind power development is estimated using the statiscal process. The wind velocity which is measured from observation stations is revised according to wind gauge's height and Circumferential environment. The wind speeds for 200 year's return period in 24 locations are determined using the Gumbel's distribution.

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Development of 3MW Wind Turbine for IEC Wind Class IIa (3MW급 IEC Wind Class IIa 풍력발전시스템 개발)

  • Lee, K.H.;Lee, S.I.;Woo, S.W.;Oh, I.G.;Park, J.P.
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2011.05a
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    • pp.236-239
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    • 2011
  • This paper introduces the design concepts and characteristics of WinDS3000$^{TM}$(TC IIa) which is a trade name of Doosan's 3MW offshore/onshore wind turbine. WinDS3000$^{TM}$(TC IIa) has been designed in consideration of high Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Serviceability (RAMS) and low cost of electricity (CDE) for the TC IIa condition based on GL guideline. An integrated drive-train design with an innovative three-stage gearbox has been introduced to minimize nacelle weight of the wind turbine and to enhance a high reliability for transmission. A permanent magnet generator with full converter system has been introduced to get higher efficiency in partial load operation and grid-friendly system for both 50 Hz and 60 Hz. A pitch-regulated variable speed control system has been introduced to control wind turbine power while generator reaction torque can be adjusted almost instantaneously by the associated power electronics. The wind turbine has been also equipped with condition monitoring and diagnostic systems in order to meet maintainability requirements.

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Investigation on the Safety of TTX in Strong Cross wind (강한 측풍에 대한 한국형 고속 틸팅 열차의 안전성 고찰)

  • Kim, Duck-Young;Yun, Su-Hwan;Ha, Jong-Soo;Rho, Joo-Hyun;Kwon, Hyeok-Bin;Ko, Tae-Hwan;Lee, Dong-Ho
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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    • v.10 no.3 s.40
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    • pp.271-277
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    • 2007
  • The Korean Tilting Train eXpress (TTX) development program is in progress for the purpose of running speed or passenger's comfort improvement at the curved track. However, the speed up and light weight of train make poor the dynamic safety of the TTX in strong cross wind. In this paper, 3-dimensional numerical analysis on the flow field around the TTX under strong cross wind is performed for each operating condition, such as the train speed, cross wind speed, tilting/nontilting condition, and so on. Due to the strong cross wind, the pressure distribution around the train becomes asymmetric, especially at the leading car. Asymmetrical pressure distribution causes the side force and strong unstability. The side force on the train is proportional to the train speed and cross wind speed. Based on the numerical results, the overturning coefficients are predicted for investigation of the train stability, and all of them are less than the critical value, 0.9. The results in this study would be a good data for providing importance to judgement of cross wind safety of TTX.

Aerodynamic Load Analysis for 1MW HAWT Blade According to IEC61400-1 (바람조건에 따른 1MW급 수평축 풍력터빈 브레이드의 하중 해석)

  • Kim, Jin;Ryu, Ki-Wahn;Lee, Chang-Su
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2007.06a
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    • pp.409-413
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    • 2007
  • To assure the structural integrity for the hub and low speed shaft (LSS) of the drive train, it is necessary to obtain the ultimate aerodynamic loads acting on the wind turbine blade. The aim of this study is to predict the time histories of 3 forces and 3 moments at the hub and the LSS based on the design load case of the IEC 61400-1. From the calculated results most of the load components have rotor revolution frequency whereas thrust and torque of the LSS show blade passage frequency. It turns out that the EWM wind condition involves the maximum ultimate loads at both hub and LSS of the horizontal axis wind turbine.

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Study on the efficiency improvement of wind turbine load analysis by using automatic generation for wind load condition data (풍황 하중조건 데이터 자동생성화를 이용한 풍력터빈 하중해석의 효율 향상에 관한 연구)

  • Ahn, Kyoung-Min;Lim, Dong-Soo;Lee, Hyun-Joo;Choi, Won-Ho;Lee, Seung-Kuh
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2006.11a
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    • pp.269-272
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    • 2006
  • Load analysis software enables to design wind turbines effectively and exactly. In this paper, Bladed software developed by Garrad Hassan and Partners is used for load analysis. When using Bladed software, many time is requested to input data which is called by pre-processing. So in this paper, pre-processing Is automated by in-house software(BX) With this BX software, we can reduce the total time for pre-processing about 90%.

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