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Computational aerodynamics for soft-wing kite design
Soft-wing kites are morphing, bridled, tensile lifting surfaces used for wind-assisted ship propulsion and airborne wind energy …
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Flow Field Analysis of a Leading-Edge Inflatable Kite Rigid Scale Model Using Stereoscopic Particle Image Velocimetry
Leading-edge inflatable (LEI) kites are characterized by a pronounced downward curvature of the wing and flow recirculation zones on …
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Translational Dynamics of Bridled Kites: A Reduced-Order Model in the Course Reference Frame
The design and control of airborne wind energy systems requires fast, validated reduced-order models. Because aerodynamic …
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Translational Dynamics of Bridled Kites: A Reduced-Order Model in the Course Reference Frame
Kite as a Sensor: Wind and State Estimation in Tethered Flying Systems
Airborne wind energy systems (AWESs) leverage the generally less variable and higher wind speeds at increased altitudes by utilizing …
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Kite as a Sensor: Wind and State Estimation in Tethered Flying Systems
Innovative calibration procedure of numerical models for FOWTs: an experimental validation
Fine tuning of numerical models of Floating Offshore Wind Turbine (FOWT) dynamics is crucial to increase their response accuracy with …
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Wind Tunnel Load Measurements of a Leading-Edge Inflatable Kite Rigid Scale Model
Leading-edge inflatable (LEI) kites are morphing aerodynamic surfaces that are actuated by the bridle line system. Their design as …
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Wind Tunnel Load Measurements of a Leading-Edge Inflatable Kite Rigid Scale Model
OC7 phase I: Toward practical sea-state-dependent modeling of hydrodynamic viscous drag and damping
This article presents a collaborative research campaign under the OC7 project on refining the engineering modeling approach for …
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Power curve modelling and scaling of fixed-wing ground-generation airborne wind energy systems
The economic viability of future large-scale airborne wind energy systems critically hinges on the achievable power output in a given …
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Power curve modelling and scaling of fixed-wing ground-generation airborne wind energy systems
A listening experiment exploring the relationship between noise annoyance and sound quality metrics for airborne energy systems
The present study investigates the relationship between sound quality metrics (SQMs) and noise annoyance for airborne wind energy …
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Swinging motion of a kite with suspended control unit flying turning manoeuvres
The flexible-membrane kite employed by some airborne wind energy systems uses a suspended control unit, which experiences a …
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Swinging motion of a kite with suspended control unit flying turning manoeuvres
Given a wingspan, which windplane design maximizes power?
Windplanes (i.e. Fly-Gen airborne wind energy systems) harvest wind power via the turbines placed on the tethered wing, which flies …
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Given a wingspan, which windplane design maximizes power?
Numerical Calibration of the Mooring System for a Semi-Submersible Floating Wind Turbine Model
Numerical modeling of the floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) dynamics plays a critical role at the design stage of a floating wind …
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