Research Article
Computational Aerodynamic Analysis of Offshore Upwind and Downwind Turbines
Table 1
Comparison of rotor power and torque.
| Configuration | RPM | Power [MW] | Torque (mean) [N*m] *10−6 | Torque (peak) [N*m] *10−6 | (Peak − mean)/mean (%) |
| UW/3BLD | 12.1 | 5.29 | 4.17 | 3.91 | 6.23 | DW/3BLD | 12.1 | 4.93 | 3.89 | 2.94 | 24.4 | UW/2BLD | 12.1 | 4.47 | 3.55 | 3.15 | 11.3 | DW/2BLD | 12.1 | 4.19 | 3.35 | 2.00 | 40.3 | UW/2BLD | 16 | 4.85 | 2.89 | 2.54 | 12.1 | DW/2BLD | 16 | 4.93 | 2.94 | 1.81 | 38.4 |
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