... and characterize the performance of a particle containment silo for LDES applications. A laboratory-scale silo prototype was built and validated the congruent transient finite element analysis (FEA) model. The performance of a commercial-scale silo was then characterized using the validated model. The commercial...

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.... , and Shahid , F. , 2015 , “ Finite Element Analysis of a Composite VAWT Blade ,” Ocean Eng., Elsevier , 109 , pp. 669 – 676 . 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2015.09.032 [7] Akwa , J. V. , Vielmo , H. A. , and Petry , A. P. , 2012 , “ A Review on the Performance of Savonius Wind Turbines...

... finite element analysis finite volume methods gas turbines heat conduction Monte Carlo methods ray tracing solar power In previous publications [( 1 ), 2 ] we reported on a novel design of an air-based pressurized solar receiver for power generation via solar-driven gas turbines. The main...

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... two ends are pulled toward each other. An analytical model to optimize the shape and thickness of the band is presented. The validity of the concept is demonstrated using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and laboratory experiments. The concept would permit flat mirror elements to be easily fabricated...

.... , 2005 , “ The Kinematic Laplacian Equation Method ,” J. Comput. Phys. 0021-9991 , 207 , pp. 405 – 426 . 10.1016/j.jcp.2005.01.014 23 12 2008 06 11 2009 05 01 2010 blades finite element analysis wind turbines During the last two decades, there has been...

..., unusual tower vibrations are only visible if the plant rotates with a frequency close to the first (bending) tower eigenfrequency. Otherwise the imbalances may be overlooked for a long time while the dynamic load will keep affecting the engine and the bearings. condition monitoring finite element...

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... under vacuum condition inside the solar still. A model for the system was developed and used to optimize the system design. The new model was subjected to a Finite Element Analysis (FEA) structural analysis using MSC/NASTRAN™ FEA software. A Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation...

... computing wind turbines blades laminates finite element analysis power engineering computing shear strength Static failure of a wind turbine blade can result from exceeding the strength of the material or the buckling stability of the structure ( 1 ). Buckling is often the critical parameter...

...; final revision June 22, 2004. Associate Editor: D. Berg. 20 June 2004 22 June 2004 18 11 2004 wind turbines fatigue testing stress analysis probability finite element analysis Wind turbine blade fatigue tests are conducted to verify the ability of the blade...

... are then determined for an assumed interlaminar flaw in a structural detail. The flaw is positioned based on finite-element analysis (FEA), and the strain-energy release rates are calculated using the virtual crack closure feature available in codes like ANSYS ® . The methodologies have been validated for a skin...

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