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<p>In this project, an innovative wind turbine was designed for a floating plant. A large Savonius rotor was replaced with a double-rotor wind turbine implemented as a horizontal-axis turbine. This double rotor was positioned on the tip of a thrust plate and fixed to the deck of a catamaran. Simple 2D numerical simulations were performed to confirm the effectiveness of the concept. An analysis of the floating system configuration was carried out, and the loads and stresses on the system components were verified. Next, floating supports with appropriate sizes were selected to counteract the forces on the wind turbine system. Finally, an anchoring system with full rotational freedom was selected for the floating platform. The present work was conducted as part of a Master’s thesis.</p>
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In this project, an innovative wind turbine was designed for a floating plant. A large Savonius rotor was replaced with a double-rotor wind turbine implemented as a horizontal-axis turbine. This double rotor was positioned on the tip of a thrust plate and fixed to the deck of a catamaran. Simple 2D numerical simulations were performed to confirm the effectiveness of the concept. An analysis of the floating system configuration was carried out, and the loads and stresses on the system components were verified. Next, floating supports with appropriate sizes were selected to counteract the forces on the wind turbine system. Finally, an anchoring system with full rotational freedom was selected for the floating platform. The present work was conducted as part of a Master’s thesis.

An Innovative Floating System with a Savonius Rotor as a Horizontal-Axis Wind Turbine

Polish Maritime Research

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In this project, an innovative wind turbine was designed for a floating plant. A large Savonius rotor was replaced with a double-rotor wind turbine implemented...

An Innovative Floating System with a Savonius Rotor as a Horizontal-Axis Wind Turbine

Publié en ligne: 22 juin 2024

Pages: 13 - 19

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pomr-2024-0017

Mots clés
wind turbine, floating platform, Savonius rotor, vertical rotor, anchoring

© 2024 Joanna Grzelak et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

An Innovative Floating System with a Savonius Rotor as a Horizontal-Axis Wind Turbine

Publié en ligne: 22 juin 2024

Pages: 13 - 19

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pomr-2024-0017

Mots cléswind turbine, floating platform, Savonius rotor, vertical rotor, anchoring

© 2024 Joanna Grzelak et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
wind turbine, floating platform, Savonius rotor, vertical rotor, anchoring