Search for dissertations about: "lifting line"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the words lifting line.

  2. 1. Development of Vortex Filament Method for Aerodynamic Loads on Rotor Blades

    Author : Hamidreza Abedi; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; lifting line; vortex lattice method; free wake; rotor blade; prescribed wake; lifting surface; aerodynamic load; wind turbine;

    Abstract : Wind power is currently one of the most reliable new energy sources serving as an alternative tofossil fuel generated electricity and is known as a widely distributed clean and renewable sourceof energy. It is now the world’s fastest growing energy source and has also become one of themost rapidly expanding industries. READ MORE

  4. 2. Numerical optimization of hull/propeller/rudder configurations

    Author : Kaijia Han; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; fuel cost savings; optimization; pressure fluctuation; self-propulsion; RANS; verification and validation; cavitation; open water; lifting surface; hull-propeller-rudder; effective wake; efficiency; aspect ratio; lifting line; interaction;

    Abstract : The new framework of the global economy has stimulated and expanded the shipbuilding and shipping industry, especially in Asia in the twenty-first century. This induces urgent and high requirements on designing and building both conventional and new types of ships with high performance, such as high speed, manoeuvrability, seaworthiness and so on. READ MORE

  5. 3. Rapid Aerodynamic Method for Interacting Sails

    Author : Karolina Malmek; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; lifting line method; wind-assisted propulsion; sail–sail interaction; wingsail; wind propulsion system;

    Abstract : Rapid performance prediction tools are required for the evaluation, optimization, and comparison of different wind propulsion systems (WPSs). These tools should capture viscous aerodynamic flow effects in 3D, especially the maximum propulsion force, stall angles and interaction effects between the lift-generating units. READ MORE

  6. 4. Numerical computation of ship stern/propeller flow

    Author : Daohua Zhang; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; lifting-line theory; Body-fitted coordinate system; viscous flow; Reynolds-Avraged NAvier-Stokes equations; stern flow; propeller; turbulence model; grid generation; propeller-hull interaction; body-force; numerical calculation;

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  7. 5. Automation of front-end loaders : electronic self leveling and payload estimation

    Author : I Yung; Leonid Freidovich; Sven Rönnbäck; Carlos Vázquez; Tomas Nygren; Heikki Handroos; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Front-End Loaders; Electronic Self Leveling; Modeling; Control; Disturbance estimation; Payload estimation; Equations of motion; Pressure-based friction;

    Abstract : A growing population is driving automatization in agricultural industry to strive for more productive arable land. Being part of this process, this work is aimed to investigate the possibility to implement sensor-based automation in a particular system called Front End Loader, which is a lifting arms that is commonly mounted on the front of a tractor. READ MORE