Characteristics of Interference Effects on Local Pressure of Two Square Tall Buildings in Tandem Arrangement

Wind tunnel tests were carried out to study the wind pressure on principal square building adjacent to another one in tandem. The interference effects on local pressure of the principal building were analyzed with different positions and heights of interfering building. It is shown that as height ratio is fixed, mean pressures on windward face are suctions when spacing ratio is less than 3, otherwise they are positive. The magnitudes of mean suctions on the side and leeward faces and fluctuating pressures on each face all get their maximums when spacing ratio is 3. As height ratios change, the magnitudes of mean suction on windward face increase with height ratio, meanwhile, the magnitudes on other faces obtain their minimums as the height ratio is 1.0 and the spacing ratio is less than 3. The fluctuating pressures on the windward and side faces get their maximums and that on the leeward face reaches its minimum as the height ratio is 1.0. When the spacing ratio is greater than 3, mean pressures on each face decrease, while fluctuating pressures on the windward and side faces increase as the height ratio increases, and the fluctuating pressures on the leeward face get the minimum when the height ratio is 1.0.     

Influence Factors on Wind induced Fatigue Life of Steel Circular Antenna with Asymmetric Brace

Wind induced responses of a single steel circular antenna with an asymmetric brace were computed considering wind speed and direction joint distribution function at location of the structure, and then wind induced fatigue life of the structure was estimated in frequency domain and time domain, respectively. Some parameters, including wind direction, surface roughness, vortex induced resonance and mean wind speed, which would have effects on the wind induced fatigue life of the structure,were discussed. It is found that 1) wind direction has great effects on wind induced fatigue damage, that is, significant fatigue can occur in wind direction of high probability; 2) the more roughness the surface of structure is, the shorter the wind induced fatigue life is; 3) the effects of vortex resonance on wind induced fatigue life should not be neglected; 4) the mean velocity has slight impact on the wind induced fatigue life of the structure.     

Wind Damage Estimation and Prediction of Light Steel Industrial Buildings

Wind hazard damage estimation was addressed for light steel industrial buildings which were the typical wind vulnerable structures in southeast coastal cities. With parametric analysis of wind damage and the structural failure features, the envelop elements and the connecting elements were determined as the pivots of the damage analysis. Upon the consideration of the co effect of exterior wind pressure, wind induced internal pressure and windborne debris damage, a typhoon load model was proposed. And with the calculation method of the element resistance from the regulation, the procedure of the damage estimation was described and the damage classification of industrial buildings was specified with detailed indicators. Finally, the proposed method was approved with the actual data of typhoon CHANCHU (0601).     

Analytical study of turgor pressure in apple and potato tissues

Mechanical injuries are the main cause of damage (such as bruising) and loss of quality of fruit and vegetables, occurring mainly from mechanical forces during compression, vibration and impact loads. Apples and potatoes are susceptible to external and internal pressures, which causes bruising and fracture in soft tissues. The study of turgor pressure and the compressive stiffness of apple and potato tissues is essential to understand their fracture strength against external and internal pressures. In the present study, a generalized form of a strain energy function is proposed, and a relation between turgor pressure and stretch ratio is developed by considering its appropriate form. It is considered that the tissues are isotropic, incompressible, homogeneous, and show hyperelastic behavior. The Levenberg–Marquardt algorithm was used for regression analysis to calibrate the material constants by correlating predicted and experimental values of turgor pressure and stretch ratio for apple and potato tissues. A good fit of the developed relation to experimental data was obtained with the coefficients of determination of 98.02% for apple and 98.0% for potato.     

Calculation and Analysis of Basic Wind Pressure Value Based on Gumbel Distribution

In order to find out the current basic wind pressure in China, the parameters were estimated based on Gumbel distribution by statistically analyzing the annual maximum values of wind speed of 159 typical cities in China between 1951 and 2008. The basic wind pressure values for 10-year, 50-year and 100-year return periods were calculated based on moment method and Gumbel method, respectively. The distribution function was tested by the Kolmogorov criterion. Finally, the calculation results were compared with those in current design codes and the results of the correlative literature. The results show that basic wind pressure values worked out by Gumbel method are better than those by moment method in most cases when the statistic of the annual maximum values of wind speed is conducted and analyzed by Gumbel distribution. There are significant differences between the basic wind pressure values for 10-year, 50-year and 100-year return periods in Loading Code for Design of Building Structures and the results calculated with the annual maximum values of wind speed in recent decades, which shows that the sample data in Loading Code for Design of Building Structures are relatively insufficient and cannot reflect the present true condition in China. Therefore, basic wind pressure value should be revised accordingly.     

龙卷风作用及核电站结构极端风荷载相关问题研究综述

在结构荷载规范中一般均不考虑龙卷风荷载,但对于某些设防要求极高的重要工程设施,如核电站,则需要考虑可能的龙卷风荷载作用。从龙卷风风场理论模型的研究发展入手,对直接风压荷载的确定、风致飞射物间接作用以及特种工程结构核电站抗龙卷风设计的研究现状进行了归纳总结,指出了龙卷风直接风压计算中考虑轴吸力作用、风场平移运动及风致扭转作用的必要性以及飞射物冲击作用应区别弹体相对刚度及端部形态对作用效果的影响。     

Modeling and simulation of a grid connected wind turbine withdoubly fed induction generator

In order to fully research the effects of external excitations, such as wind speed, wind direction and voltage disturbance, on a grid connected wind turbine with doubly fed induction generator, a co-simulation model of MW-class wind turbine system is established by using Simpack and Matlab/Simulink software. Also, by considering the actual control strategies in the process of simulation, the relationship between external excitations and mechanical system is studied. According to time-domain simulation under the turbulent wind condition, the dynamic meshing forces of gears are analyzed. Besides, the vibration responses of tower are calculated under the different external excitations. Research results lay a foundation for dynamic performance optimization and reliability design of a wind turbine.     

Simulation of Wind Loading for Large - span Bridge Structures

Wind speed time series obtained with numerical simulation methods are adopted in structural analysis of wind - induced vibration. In this paper, based on the natural wind properties and the correlativity of nodal wind speed time series, AR model is employed to simulate wind speed time series, and the AIC rule is used to fix the rank of the AR model. Statistical analysis results of numerical wind speed time series show that AR model is efficient in simulating nodal wind speed time series which has time and space correlativity, and that the simulation precision, simulation efficiency and calculation stability answer the needs of practical engineering.     

Numerical simulation of contact problems in high pressure reciprocating pump systems

The cylinder bodies of reciprocating pumps easily fail from cracks due to complex external loads. Based on the working principle of reciprocating pumps, hydrodynamics, and a numerical method for surface to surface contact problems, a contact model involving a cylinder body, a valve base, and a valve pocket is established. Considering pressure fluctuation, flow pulsation, alternate loads, and the impact of the inlet and outlet valves, a finite element model for the complete system is established. Using this model, the contact state of the complete system is analyzed, and the stress distribution, contact state, contact stress distribution of the interface, and position of the weak part are obtained.     

Gear-bearing coupling dynamics characteristics of wind turbine planetary gear transmission system under variable load

Considering that the transmission system of wind turbine works in complex and changing load environment caused by stochastic wind speed,this paper uses sparse least squares support vector machine(SL-SVM) to simulate wind speed of true wind field,and obtains time-varying wind load caused by stochastic wind speed. The lumped-parameter method is used to develop a dynamic model of planetary gear transmission system of wind turbine coupled with bearing. The model includes the varying wind load,time-vary mesh stiffness of gear pair and time-vary stiffness of rolling element bearing. The numerical method is used to simulate the dynamic performance of planetary gear system of Multibrid Technology Wind Turbine with 1.5 MW rated power. The vibration displacement responses of the transmission system are obtained as well as dynamic meshing force each pair of gear and nonlinear bearing forces. The research can provide a foundation for optimizing dynamic performance and reliable design of gear transmission system of wind generator.     

Sub-tidal dynamics of a near-coastal zone in the north sea

Data, gathered in the North Sea some 60 km north of the Netherlands, are used to describe the regional dynamics at sub-tidal frequencies. Using a tidally averaged set of the vertically averaged horizontal momentum equations, the influence of the separate terms in these equations is investigated experimentally. The results reveal that, especially further offshore, the wind driven motion is in (near) geostrophic balance. This confirms the ability to monitor the circulation, using information on the wind field and the bottom pressure distribution, within an accuracy equivalent to an accuracy of 0.5 mb of low pass filtered bottom pressure gauge measurements.In a part of the area where the bottom topography reaches a slope of 1.2×10⁻³ and where density fronts are observed, the motion is frequently found out of geostrophic balance. The apparent imbalance can partly be attributed to ‘sub-grid’ horizontal density gradients, which are incorporated in the measured bottom pressure gradients, assuming that no sea-level adjustment occurs.     

Research of Wind Load on the Surface of YingLi Building in Chongqing

Considering the complicated distribution of wind load on the surface of the tall building, the 1:300 scale model test of YingLi building is completed in the No.2 environment wind tunnel, which belongs to the State Key Lab of Environmental Engineering College, Beijing University. Based on the calculation and analysis of the test results, this paper discusses the coefficient of wind-induced vibration and shape coefficient of wind load , gives the maximum and minimum value of surface wind load, which can be used for the wind resistant design and insure the security of the building under 100 years return period wind load.     

Dynamic characteristics analysis of megawatt wind turbine drive train

Since the wind turbines are installed on the flexible support tower, the drive train of the wind turbines runs under severe work conditions with varying wind directions and loads. So its failure rate is high and it is the bottle neck of the wind power development. This work presents a study which takes the coupling effect of oscillating of tower barrel and the twisting vibration of driven train into account. Using the lumped parameter method, a coupled dynamic model for the megawatt wind turbine drive train is built by considering the flexible tower barrel support effects. Then, the dynamic characteristics of the megawatt wind turbine drive train are analyzed. The Campbell chart is used in this research to analyze the potential resonance points. And the potential resonance frequencies between the cutting in and cutting out rotational speed of the drive train are obtained. Finally, Simpack is used to analyze the dynamic characteristics of drive train and verify the correctness of the proposed method.     

Analysis of wind load spectrum of super tall buildings with round section in hilly terrain wind field

In order to get wind load and wind induced response of super tall buildings in hilly terrain wind field, effect of changing of turbulent intensity on wind loads must be known. 4 kinds of turbulent wind field are simulated, and 3 super tall building models with round section of different aspect ratio are manufactured. Effects of turbulent intensity, aspect ratio and layer height on along-wind and across-wind load are discussed. Different models are used in fitting of wind load spectrum on each direction. Parameters of load spectrum models are secondary fitted based on turbulent intensity and aspect ratio. Mathematical models of wind load spectrum of super tall buildings with round section in hilly terrain are preliminarily established. At last, an example is provided. According to vertical profile of mean velocity, turbulent intensity and mathematical model of wind load spectrum, wind induced dynamic response of super tall buildings in hilly terrain and flat terrain are compared.     

Wind Tunnel Tests of Long Span Half - through Arch Bridge Section Model

Wind induced vibration is one of the main control factors in the Long span bridge structure design. The wind tunnel tests for measuring the static wind forces on the bridge girder and the section model wind tunnel dynamic testing for Caiyuanba Yangtze River Bridge in Chongqing are introduced in this paper. The wind tunnel testing for measuring static wind forces and vortex- induced vibration test on the arch are introduced taking account of the influence between two arches. The main contents and outcomes of testing are presented. It is indicated that the bridge girder has excellent wind stability and the arch mechanical characters are rather complicated. The drag force on the hind arch varied a lot because of the font arch interference on the wind flow. The drag force on the hind arch will be negative when two arches are close to each other. It increases with the space of two arches. The results of testing will give the data of buffeting and vortex - induced vibration and flutter analysis of the bridge.     

Research and developments of manufacturing technology onwind turbine gearbox

The manufacturing quality and technology of gearbox, which is a core component, is the key guarantee for the superior performance of wind turbine. Wind turbine gearbox manufacturing is a comprehensiveness technique involved multiple disciplines. To realize the digital lean manufacturing, the in-depth research on the fundamental process theory and the process control method should be carried out by taking full advantage of the existing techniques. Also, some new technologies, new processes and new materials should be investigated and applied. By considering the structural features and the actual operational condition for wind turbine gearbox and combining production practices, the requirements and characteristics of the process techniques are summarized. The research state, existing problems, applications and development tendency of high-performance wind turbine gear manufacturing, housing manufacturing and planet carrier manufacturing are analyzed. Then some methods are proposed to improve the manufacturing efficiency and control the heat treatment deformation. Finally, the test techniques for wind turbine are introduced. It has project practical significance for the manufacturing of wind turbine gearboxes.     

重庆市风能资源监测及计算分析

为了弄清重庆市风能资源的真实状况,分析地形对风能资源的影响,对重庆市6座专业梯度测风塔连续12个月的测风数据进行审查订正,并结合参证站的测风资料对重庆市风能资源进行计算分析。结果表明：（1）利用气象站测风数据不能准确评估重庆风能资源;（2）重庆具有目前技术水平下可开发的风能资源;（3）风速垂直廓线符合幂指数关系。最终,可以肯定在目前技术条件下,重庆市东北及东南部高山地区存在可开发利用的风能资源。     

Dynamic optimization design of gear transmission system for wind turbine

The differential equation which governs the behavior of the gear transmission system of 1.5 MW wind turbine is established. The external excitation caused by wind speed fluctuation is discussed and the internal excitation due to time varying mesh stiffness and comprehensive error is also analyzed. The calculating formulations of the harmonic balance method of nonlinear dynamic equations are presented. Then, the multi objective dynamic optimization model is developed to minimize the value of vibration acceleration and the overall volume. The optimization of a practical example using mixed discrete combined programming is performed. The result shows that the proposed method of modeling and optimization design can effectively reduce the wind turbines gearbox vibration levels and weight.     

system modeling and simulation of wind turbines

Wind turbines operate in harsh environment with transient and variable working conditions. As a result, wind turbines are complicated, nonlinear, uncertain systems. Modeling and analysis of these systems are crucial to their design. Based on MATLAB, a new dynamic simulation model of a stalled wind turbine was presented. The blade element momentum theory and the state space method were programmed into MATLAB/SIMULINK to calculate wind turbine aerodynamic performance. The generator was also modeled in MATLAB/SIMULINK, taking the coupling between the generator and the rotor speed into consideration. Based on the proposed MATLAB model, an analysis of a 600 kW wind turbine was carried out. The calculation values were compared with the measured data. The results indicate the correctness of the proposed MATLAB model. The simulation model can be applied to optimize design and control of stalled wind turbines.     

Vibration Analysis and System Simulation for a Stalled Wind Turbine

The aerodynamic characteristic of wind turbine is calculated by applying the Blade Element Momentum(BEM) theory.Also finite element mode analysis is done for the tower and the rotor.Then the multi-dynamic model of the wind turbine is built in Adams.Also the drive chain is calculated by applying state space method and programmed in Matlab/ Simulink.With that the combined simulation of vibration characteristics is carried out on the base of MATLAB/Simulink and ADAMS,in which the transmission effects and aero-elasticity coupling is fully considered.The results show that the method is able to simulate the vibration characteristic almost the same as software Bladed,which is well-known for analyzing performance and loads for the design and certification of wind turbines.