MEK4410 – Offshore wind and aerodynamics of wind turbines
Course description
Course content
The course gives an introduction to aerodynamics, for computation of forces on foil profiles and rotors of wind turbines. The subject includes engineering models based on conservation of mass, momentum and energy, potential theory models, vortex flow models, and solution of Navier-Stokes Equations by computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The interplay between aerodynamics, control system, structural dynamics, and motion of the floating or fixed support geometry, is illustrated through case studies and concrete problems for offshore wind turbines. The knowledge is essential for the transform of the energy system towards renewable energy, where ambitious goals for offshore wind are presented on political level.?
Learning outcome
After completing the course you have:?
- basic knowledge about aerodynamics and the forces acting on foil profiles
- knowledge about the forces on wind turbine rotors, how the rotor gives a feedback on the velocity field, and actual computation models for this
- knowledge about a given rotor, can calculate the forces on the rotor, in interplay with the tower and support geometry
- knowledge about principles to modify and adjust the rotor, control system, tower and the floating support geometry, in order to secure stability and a safe operation
Admission to the course
Students admitted at UiO must?apply for courses?in Studentweb. Students enrolled in other Master's Degree Programmes can, on application, be admitted to the course if this is cleared by their own study programme.
Nordic citizens and applicants residing in the Nordic countries may?apply to take this course as a single course student.
If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about?admission requirements and procedures for international applicants.
Recommended previous knowledge
- MEK2200 – Continuum Mechanics
- MEK3230 – Fluid Mechanics
- MAT3360 – Introduction to Partial Differential Equations
Some knowledge in complex functional theory will be an advantage.
Overlapping courses
- 10 credits overlap with MEK9410 – Offshore wind and aerodynamics of wind turbines.
Teaching
3 hours of lectures/exercises per week throughout the semester.
The course may be taught in Norwegian if the lecturer and all students at the first lecture agree to it.
Upon the attendance of three or fewer students, the lecturer may, in conjunction with the Head of Teaching, change the course to self-study with supervision.
Examination
Final written exam or final oral exam, which counts 100 % towards the final grade.
The form of examination will be announced by the lecturer by 1 October/1 March for the autumn semester and the spring semester respectively.
This course has 3 mandatory assignments that must be approved before you can sit the final exam.
It will also be counted as one of the three attempts to sit the exam for this course, if you sit the exam for one of the following courses: MEK9410 – Offshore wind and aerodynamics of wind turbines
Examination support material
Written examination: Rottmann?s formula list and approved calculator. Information about approved calculators in Norwegian.
Oral examination: No examination support material is allowed.
Language of examination
Courses taught in English will only offer the exam paper in English. You may write your examination paper in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.
Resit an examination
This course offers both postponed and resit of examination. Read more:
More about examinations at UiO
- Use of sources and citations
- Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
- Withdrawal from an exam
- Illness at exams / postponed exams
- Explanation of grades and appeals
- Resitting an exam
- Cheating/attempted cheating
You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.