Date of Award
4-2013
Degree Name
Master of Science in Engineering
Department
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
First Advisor
Dr. Peter Gustafson
Second Advisor
Dr. Daniel Kujawski
Third Advisor
Dr. John Patten
Keywords
wind energy, blade, finite element, meshing, aeroelastic
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
This thesis reports the development and validation of BroncoBlade, a horizontal axis wind turbine analysis tool. BroncoBlade prepares finite element models and integrates them with an aeroelastic simulator. Analysis results for the SNL100-00 baseline blade are evaluated against reference results published by Sandia National Laboratories. Variations on the SNL100-00 blade incorporating carbon fiber are compared to the baseline blade.
Recommended Citation
Quinlan, Alex R., "BroncoBlade: An Open Source Wind Turbine Blade Analysis Tool" (2013). Masters Theses. 133.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/133