PhD Studentship: Understanding edgewise vibration in flexible wind turbine blade

Application details
Reference number: WS24
Start date of studentship: 01 October 2019
Closing date of advert: 28th January 2019
Interview date: TBC

Supervisors:
Primary supervisor: Prof Taeseong Kim
Secondary supervisor: Prof Stephanos Theodossiades

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Full Project Detail:

Modern wind turbine blades are increasingly flexible resulting in highly nonlinear dynamic behaviour such as blade flap-edge coupling, flap-torsion coupling, edge-torsion coupling, flap-edge-torsion coupling, etc. In turbine blades edgewise vibration is less damped unlike the flapwise vibration. New studies show that the modern flexible and light weight wind turbine blades introduce significant blade edgewise vibrations which may contribute to entire blade failures. In order to design a new generation of very large offshore wind turbine blade the edgewise vibration phenomenon must be investigated and understood. The main objective of this project is to perform detailed dynamic investigations of the edgewise vibration and to provide a design guideline to avoid the blade edgewise vibration problem from the blade design phase.

Entry requirements
Applicants should have, or expect to achieve, at least a 2:1 Honours degree (or equivalent) in Mechanical engineering, Aerospace engineering or a related subject. A relevant Master’s degree and/or experience in one or more of the following will be an advantage: wind turbine dynamics, rotor dynamics, nonlinear dynamics, wind turbine load analysis, rotorcraft load analysis.

Contact details:
Name: Prof Taeseong Kim
Email address: [Email Address Removed]
Telephone number: +44 (0)1509 227628

How to apply
All applications should be made online at http://www.lboro.ac.uk/study/apply/research/. Under programme name, select ‘Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (Full Time)’

Please quote reference number: WS24