Shape optimization of wind turbine blades using panel methods

Wind turbines play an increasingly imporant role in the energy production of our time. In order to optimize the performance of wind turbine blades, this thesis work aims at assessing the possibility of using panel methods for gradient based optimization of the aerodynamics of wind turbine blades. Specifically, the method employed has used...

Adaptive Structural Optimization Methods

Although the field of structural optimization has undergone substantial growth the last decades, the efficiency of the programs used to generate structurally optimal designs for industrial applications remains questionable. To make matters worse, as structural problems become more complex, e.g. by adding multi-disciplinary optimization targets...

Combined shape and size optimization of an offshore crane

Tetrahedron is working on a new design for large offshore cranes that can lift higher. This is necessary due to the increasing size of offshore wind turbines, and the inability of the conventional cranes to scale up without needing a larger ship that is carrying them. To compute the forces working on the trusses of the crane structure,...

Axisymmetrical topology optimization of an FPSO main bearing support structure

A study in the application of topology optimization to problems of realtive nature, as found in the load distribution within an FPSO main bearing.