Title :
Strength analysis of wind turbine bed plate based on GAP element
Author :
Shan, Guangkun ; Li, Bochao ; Yao, Xingjia ; Yang, Lidong ; Sun, Chuanzong
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Mech. Eng., Shenyang Univ. of Technol., Shenyang, China
Abstract :
Finite element analysis (FEA) was carried out on a bed plate utilizing Patran/Nastran software. The GAP elements were used to simulate the contact status between bearing housing and bed plate. It was concluded that stress distribution status was obtained really and precision of the calculation was improved as well as reducing the time of the calculation. GAP element was an available method for simulating bed plate in the wind turbine.
Keywords :
finite element analysis; mechanical strength; plates (structures); stress analysis; wind turbines; FEA; GAP element; Nastran software; Patran software; finite element analysis; strength analysis; stress distribution; wind turbine bed plate; Finite element methods; Heat transfer; Mechanical engineering; Stress; Sun; Vehicles; Wind energy; Wind turbines; GAP; bed plate; finite element; strength; wind turbine;
Conference_Titel :
Mechanic Automation and Control Engineering (MACE), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wuhan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7737-1
DOI :
10.1109/MACE.2010.5535355
