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Multi-Objective Structural Optimization Design of Horizontal-Axis Wind Turbine Blades Using the Non-Dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm II and Finite Element Method

Zhu, Jie; Cai, Xin; Pan, Pan; Gu, Rongrong - In: Energies 7 (2014) 2, pp. 988-1002

A multi-objective optimization method for the structural design of horizontal-axis wind turbine (HAWT) blades is presented. The main goal is to minimize the weight and cost of the blade which uses glass fiber reinforced plastic (GFRP) coupled with carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP)...

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The Analysis of the Aerodynamic Character and Structural Response of Large-Scale Wind Turbine Blades

Cai, Xin; Pan, Pan; Zhu, Jie; Gu, Rongrong - In: Energies 6 (2013) 7, pp. 3134-3148

A process of detailed CFD and structural numerical simulations of the 1.5 MW horizontal axis wind turbine (HAWT) blade is present. The main goal is to help advance the use of computer-aided simulation methods in the field of design and development of HAWT-blades. After an in-depth study of the...

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Structural Optimization Design of Horizontal-Axis Wind Turbine Blades Using a Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm and Finite Element Method

Cai, Xin; Zhu, Jie; Pan, Pan; Gu, Rongrong - In: Energies 5 (2012) 11, pp. 4683-4696

This paper presents an optimization method for the structural design of horizontal-axis wind turbine (HAWT) blades based on the particle swarm optimization algorithm (PSO) combined with the finite element method (FEM). The main goal is to create an optimization tool and to demonstrate the...

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