简介:Windpowerhasmaderapidprogressandshouldgainsignificanceasanenergyresource,givengrowinginterestinrenewableenergyandcleanenergy.Offshorewindenergyresourceshaveattractedsignificantattention,as,comparedwithland-basedwindenergyresources,offshorewindenergyresourcesaremorepromisingcandidatesfordevelopment.Seawindsaregenerallystrongerandmorereliableandwithimprovementsintechnology,theseahasbecomeahotspotfornewdesignsandinstallationmethodsforwindturbines.Inthepresentpaper,basedonexperiencebuildingoffshorewindfarms,recommendedfoundationstyleshavebeenexamined.Furthermore,waveeffectshavebeeninvestigated.Thesplitinstallationandoverallinstallationhavebeenillustrated.Methodsappropriatewheninstallingasmallnumberofturbinesaswellasthoseusefulwheninstallinglargenumbersofturbineswereanalyzed.Thisinvestigationofinstallationmethodsforwindturbinesshouldprovidepracticaltechnicalguidancefortheirinstallation.
简介:Theplowofthesubmarineplowingtrencherisoneofthemainfunctionalmechanisms,anditsoptimizationisveryimportant.Thedesignparametersplayaverysignificantroleindeterminingtherequirementsofthetowingforceofavessel.Amulti-objectivegeneticalgorithmbasedonanalyticalmodelsoftheplowsurfacehasbeenexaminedandappliedineffortstoobtainoptimaldesignoftheplow.Foraspecificsoilcondition,thedraftforceandmoldboardsurfaceareawhicharethekeyparametersintheworkingprocessoftheplowareoptimizedbyfindingthecorrespondingoptimalvaluesoftheplowbladepenetrationangleandtwosurfaceanglesofthemaincuttingbladeoftheplow.Parameterssuchasthemoldboardsideangleofdeviation,moldboardliftangle,angularvariationofthetangentline,andthespanninglengtharealsoanalyzedwithrespecttotheforceofthemoldboardsurfacealongsoilflowdirection.Resultsshowthattheoptimizedplowhasanimprovedplowperformance.Thedraftforcesofthemaincuttingbladeandthemoldboardare10.6%and7%,respectively,lessthantheoriginaldesign.ThestandarddeviationofGaussiancurvatureofmoldboardisloweredby64.5%,whichimpliesthatthesmoothnessoftheoptimizedmoldboardsurfaceismuchgreaterthantheoriginal.