Modelling of ice throws from wind turbines

• Main Author: Renström, Joakim
• Format: Bachelor Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Uppsala universitet, Luft-, vatten- och landskapslära 2015
• Subjects: Ice throw; icing; wind turbines; balistic model; Iskast; nedisning; vindkraftverk; ballistisk modell; Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences; Meteorologi och atmosfärforskning; The Landing; Northern Sweden
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-251292

As the wind energy sector expands into areas with colder climate, the problem with ice throw will increase. Due to a rotor diameter of more than 120 meters for a typical modern turbine with an effect of 3.3 MW, the separated ice fragment will get a high initial velocity, and therefore, they will als...