• Wind turbine drivetrains condition monitoring through SCADA data on farm level 

      Muller, Jelle (Master thesis, 2019)
      The offshore wind industry has grown rapidly over the last decade and drivetrains are increasing in size to reduce the cost of energy. These turbines are operating in a harsh environment. Adopting a preventive maintenance ...
    • Wind turbine drivetrains: state-of-the-art technologies and future development trends 

      Nejad, Amir R.; Keller, Jonathan; Guo, Yi; Sheng, Shawn; Polinder, Henk; Watson, Simon; Dong, Jianning; Qin, Zian; Ebrahimi, Amir; Schelenz, Ralf; Guzmán, Francisco Gutiérrez; Cornel, Daniel; Golafshan, Reza; Jacob, Georg; Blockmans, Bart; Bosmans, Jelle; Pluymers, Bert; Carroll, James; Koukoura, Sofia; Hart, Edward; McDonald, Alasdair; Natarajan, Anand; Torsvik, Jone; Khazaeli Moghadam, Farid; Daems, Pieter-Jan; Verstraeten, Timothy; Peeters, Cédric; Helsen, Jan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
    • Wind Turbine Propulsion of Boats and Ships 

      Bøckmann, Eirik (Master thesis, 2010)
      Increasing focus on reduction of CO2 emissions, and the possibility of future severe shortage of oil have sparked renewed interest in wind as supplementary propulsion of merchant ships. Several alternative solutions are ...
    • Wind Turbine Simulations with OpenFOAM 

      Hoem, Maria Enger (Master thesis, 2018)
      An actuator disk model is improved by including an impermeable hub and nacelle. This improves the wake flow a lot, but it turns out that the actuatorDiskExplicitForce model is mesh dependent. A mesh is made that provides ...
    • Wind Turbine Wake Interactions - The Influence of Shear on a Wind Turbine Wake 

      Jalil, Abdur Rahman (Master thesis, 2015)
      Full wake measurements have been performed on a model wind turbine at NTNU s wind tunnel to investigate the impact of shear flow compared to uniform flow on the wake flow. Mean and turbulent velocity measurements have been ...
    • Wind-driven Rain Exposure and Assessment of Building Integrated Photovoltaic Systems 

      Andenæs, Erlend (Master thesis, 2016)
      This thesis is written as the final semester project of the five-year Master of Science program of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Bygg- og Miljøteknikk) at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) ...
    • Wind-induced Dynamic Response and Aeroelastic Stability of a Suspension Bridge crossing Sognefjorden 

      Odden, Trine Hollerud; Skyvulstad, Henrik (Master thesis, 2012)
      This thesis is a feasibility study, with regards to aerodynamic stability, about the possibility of constructing a suspension bridge with a main span of 3700m over the Sogne Fjord in Norway. The design wind velocity for ...
    • Wind-induced Dynamic Response and Aeroelastic Stability of a Suspension Bridge crossing Sognefjorden 

      Odden, Trine Hollerud; Skyvulstad, Henrik (Master thesis, 2012)
      This thesis is a feasibility study, with regards to aerodynamic stability, about the possibility of constructing a suspension bridge with a main span of 3700m over the Sogne Fjord in Norway. The design wind velocity for ...
    • Wind-induced Dynamic Response of High Rise Buildings 

      Bjørnland, Karl Hermann Mathias (Master thesis, 2013)
      This thesis aims to investigate the dynamic response of a high rise concrete structure. Calculations are performed for Lerkendal Hotel, a slender 75 meter high building located in Trondheim. Buffeting response has been the ...
    • Wind-Induced Response of Long-Span Suspension Bridges Subjected to Span-Wise Non-Uniform Winds: A Case Study 

      Forbord, Erlend Munkeby; Hjellvik, Hallvard (Master thesis, 2017)
      The Hardanger Bridge has a main span of 1 310 meters which makes it the longest suspension bridge in Norway and among the top 15 longest in the world as of 2017. The bridge consists of only two traffic lanes and one ...
    • Wind-wave directional effects on fatigue of bottom-fixed offshore wind turbine 

      Sørum, Stian Høegh; Krokstad, Jørgen R; Amdahl, Jørgen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      The current trend for offshore wind energy is that larger turbines are placed on monopile foundations at increasing water depth. This requires larger foundations, increasing the importance of hydrodynamic loading. It is ...
    • Wind-wave misalignment effects on floating wind turbines: motions and tower load effects 

      Bachynski, Erin Elizabeth; Kvittem, Marit Irene; Luan, Chenyu; Moan, Torgeir (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      The dynamic responses of a spar, tension leg platform (TLP), and two semisubmersible floating wind turbines (FWTs) in selected misaligned wind and wave conditions are investigated using numerical simulation with an ...
    • WindBarge - Initial Design and Preliminary Assessment of Fatigue Damage 

      Nybø, Synne Hoggen (Master thesis, 2017)
      Offshore wind is an increasing sector within renewable energy, and WindBarge aims to fill a gap in the offshore development, with a simple and cost efficient design targeted towards intermediate water depths between 40-60 ...
    • Window design optimization in terms of daylight and thermal comfort for a typical Norwegian residential building 

      Arntsen, Tony-Andreas (Master thesis, 2021)
      Vindusdesign påvirker dagslystilgjengeligheten, termisk komfort i tillegg til energibehovet til bygningen. Et uheldig vindusdesign kan medføre at et bygg går fra god til dårlig ytelse. I denne masteroppgaven er norske ...
    • Window spacers and edge seals in insulating glass units: A state-of-the-art review and future perspectives 

      Van den Bergh, Sofie M G; Hart, Robert; Jelle, Bjørn Petter; Gustavsen, Arild (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Insulating glass (IG) units typically consist of multiple glass panes that are sealed and held together structurally along their perimeters. This report describes a study of edge seals in IG units. First, we summarize the ...
    • Windows in the Buildings of Tomorrow; Energy Losers or Energy Gainers? 

      Grynning, Steinar; Gustavsen, Arild; Time, Berit; Jelle, Bjørn Petter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      One of the most effective actions for reduction of energy loss through the building envelope is to optimize the thermal performance, area and localization of the transparent components in the façade in order to obtain ...
    • Wing impactor for testing of aviation masts 

      Johnsen, Jørgen (Master thesis, 2016)
      Operations at airfields require the use of certain visual and nonvisual aids in order to operate at nearly any weather condition. Some of these, such as the approach lighting system are positioned in such a way as to present ...
    • Winglet optimization for a model-scale wind turbine 

      Hansen, Thomas Henrik Hertzfelder; Mühle, Franz Volker (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)
      A winglet optimization method is developed and tested for a model-scale wind turbine. The best-performing winglet shape is obtained by constructing a Kriging surrogate model, which is refined using an infill criterion based ...
    • Winter Modelling of Green Roofs in Cold Climates Using SWMM 

      Overrein, Elin (Master thesis, 2020)
      Grønne tak har blitt identifisert som et mulig tiltak for å redusere og forsinke avrenningen av overvann i tett utbygde byområder. Selv om det er utført omfattende arbeid for å forutsi og forbedre grønne tak sine funksjoner, ...
    • Winter operations of permeable interlocking concrete pavement. 

      Jensen, Heidi (Master thesis, 2020)
      Kombinasjonen av klimaforandringer og urbanisering har ført til problemer med å håndtere det økende volumet av overvann og at den maksimale vannføringen skjer tidligere. Tradisjonelt har overvann blitt ført til resipienten ...