Orthogonal experiment optimum design for GFRP wind turbine tower

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10.2991/imst-16.2016.26How to use a DOI?

Keywords

GFRP; wind turbine tower; orthogonal experimental design; finite element analysis; optimization design.

Abstract

In recent decades, Fiber Reinforced Polymer / Plastic (FRP) has been successfully applied in varieties of structures due to its lightweight, high strength and corrosion resistance properties. In this paper, we developed a finite element model to predict the behavior of a 1.5 MW GFRP wind turbine tower by using the SAP2000 software program, then applied the orthogonal experiment optimum design methodology in the tower. The minimum self-weight of tower was selected as the performance target and the diameters and the wall thicknesses at the top and base of tower were selected as the four main factors in orthogonal experiment. EXCEL software was also applied to gain the linear regression equation and to establish the mathematical model of the tower. Finally, we obtained the optimal solution of the tower through the MATLAB software.

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© 2016, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Fei Zhao
AU  - Haihao Guo
AU  - Weihua Chen
AU  - Donghai Li
PY  - 2016/11
DA  - 2016/11
TI  - Orthogonal experiment optimum design for GFRP wind turbine tower
BT  - Proceedings of the 2016 International Conference on Innovative Material Science and Technology (IMST 2016)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 177
EP  - 183
SN  - 1951-6851
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/imst-16.2016.26
DO  - 10.2991/imst-16.2016.26
ID  - Zhao2016/11
ER  -