• Wind and tidal turbine blade root connection 

      Eriksen, Bård Meling (Master thesis, 2011)
      Efficient bolted joint design is an essential part of designing structures from fiber reinforced polymer materials. This thesis was done to find a good approach to a three-dimensional finite element model of the root ...
    • Wind deflection analysis of railway catenary under crosswind based on nonlinear finite element model and wind tunnel test 

      Song, Yang; Zhang, Mingjie; Øiseth, Ole Andre; Rønnquist, Anders (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      This paper evaluates the railway catenary's wind deflection under crosswind based on wind tunnel experiments and a nonlinear finite element model. A catenary model is constructed based on the absolute nodal coordinate ...
    • Wind Effects on a Sports Arena 

      Sundt, Sven-Håkon Wold (Master thesis, 2016)
      Wind effects on the Maier sports arena have been investigated with three different experiment types. The experiments were performed with open land and nearby structures , with south, southwest and west wind direction. ...
    • Wind Farm Control Methods - Yawing 

      Gitmark, John Magne (Master thesis, 2016)
      The wake effect of yawing an upstream turbines is of interest in order to increase power production. In this study, the case of yawing is considered as asymmetric do to the tower and rotor rotation, and measurements have ...
    • Wind farm performance 

      Marjan, Ali (Master thesis, 2016)
      Performance of the wind turbine in the wind farm has been analyzed using IEC61400-12-1 wind turbine power measurement standard. Ten minutes averaged wind data was acquired from Windcube v2 LIDAR over the period of twelve ...
    • Wind farm performance - Power Analysis of a wind turbine 

      Esquinas Herrera, Alejandro (Master thesis, 2016)
      Wind conditions from a wind farm situated in Ørland were analyzed based on a ten minute measurements in order to obtain the power and efficiency curves. The results from the analysis were compared with different curves ...
    • Wind field measurements in urban environments 

      Krohg, Petter Nicolai (Master thesis, 2021)
      Ettersom verden streber etter å senke klima utslipp og forurensing blir fokuset mer og mer rettet mot fornybar energiproduksjon. Kan vind produksjon i urbane miljøer bidra til å senke både lokale og globale utslipp. Et ...
    • Wind Field Variability in Complex Terrain: Lessons from the Hardanger Bridge 

      Fenerci, Aksel; Øiseth, Ole Andre (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Along the Coastal Highway E39 in the western coast of Norway, Norwegian Government is planning to build several extreme bridges spanning from 1.5 to 5 km. The region is typically mountainous with deep fjords seeping inland. ...
    • Wind flow studies for drifting snow on roads / 

      Thordarson, Skuli (Dr. ingeniøravhandling, 0809-103X; 2002:82, Doctoral thesis, 2002)
      During strong winds, drifting snow causes problems on roads in many harsh winter climate countries. Increased snow-removal costs, reduced access and safety problems are typical results of excessive snowdrift sedimentation ...
    • Wind forces on bridge decks using state-of-the-art FSI methods 

      Helgedagsrud, Tore Andreas (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2019:180, Doctoral thesis, 2019)
      Several bridges with span widths that challenge present technology are currently under planning in Norway, and wind effects are among the major concerns. Traditionally, wind-structure interactions are studied experimentally ...
    • Wind in Complex Terrain - Lidar Measurements for Evaluation of CFD Simulations 

      Risan, Andrea; Lund, John Amund; Chang, Chi-Yao; Sætran, Lars Roar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is widely used to predict wind conditions for wind energy production purposes. However, as wind power development expands into areas of even more complex terrain and challenging flow ...
    • Wind Induced Dynamic Response of Concrete Box Girders During a Balanced Cantilevered Construction Stage 

      Helliesen, Martine Øien (Master thesis, 2013)
      In this thesis a theoretical study of wind induced dynamic response of line-like structures has been performed, followed up by calculations of the dynamic response of Dolmsundet Bridge in its critical construction stage. ...
    • Wind Load Module For CSi ETABS 

      Holst, Eirik Aasved (Master thesis, 2015)
      For korrekt dimensjonering av konstruksjoner er det viktig å medberegne miljøbelastninger, inkludert vindlaster. I Norge bestemmes vindlaster ved bruk av NS-EN 1991-1-4:2005+NA:2009. Regelverket er utformet for håndberegninger, ...
    • Wind load on feed barge 

      Liao, Taohong (Master thesis, 2022)
      Fish is a kind of sustainable food for healthy diet, and it plays an important role in fulfilling human's future needs for healthy food. Norway is the world's largest fish exporter, and nearly half of the Norwegian fish ...
    • Wind power for cooking 

      Finsås, Henrik Lund; Mjåtveit, Torbjørn Løvik (Master thesis, 2023)
      Tilgangen på elektrisitet i Tanzania har det siste tiåret vært av de raskest voksende i subsahariske Afrika, med en økende tilgang fra 7% til 37.7% mellom 2011 og 2020. Selv om tilgangen i urbane områder har nådd 73.2%, ...
    • Wind power for cooking 

      Finsås, Henrik Lund; Mjåtveit, Torbjørn Løvik (Master thesis, 2023)
      Tilgangen på elektrisitet i Tanzania har det siste tiåret vært av de raskest voksende i subsahariske Afrika, med en økende tilgang fra 7% til 37.7% mellom 2011 og 2020. Selv om tilgangen i urbane områder har nådd 73.2%, ...
    • Wind power plant grid-forming control and influences on the power train and power system oscillation 

      Khazaeli Moghadam, Farid; Vrana, Til Kristian (Chapter, 2022)
      In future power systems, wind power plants are supposed to contribute in the voltage and frequency stability of the grid. For this purpose, the control strategy of the wind power-frequency converter system needs to change ...
    • Wind Powered Marine Vehicle - A Concept Study 

      Vestum, Emil (Master thesis, 2015)
      In conventional sailboat design, the heeling momentum introduced by the rigid connection of foils in air and water is a limitation on the maximum ve- locity. By removing the hull all together, wetted surface induced drag ...
    • Wind pressure coefficients for roof ventilation purposes 

      Gullbrekken, Lars; Uvsløkk, Sivert; Kvande, Tore; Pettersson, Kaj; Time, Berit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Wind pressure coefficients (cp) are important inputs for analytical calculations of wind load. The aim of this research is to investigate wind pressure coefficients on a test house located in Norway in order to pave the ...
    • Wind tunnel experiments on wind turbine wakes in yaw: effects of inflow turbulence and shear 

      Bartl, Jan Michael Simon; Mühle, Franz Volker; Schottler, Jannik; Sætran, Lars Roar; Peinke, Joachim; Adaramola, Muyiwa S.; Holling, Micheal (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      The wake characteristics behind a yawed model wind turbine exposed to different customized inflow conditions are investigated. Laser Doppler anemometry is used to measure the wake flow in two planes at x∕D = 3 and x∕D = 6, ...