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1° Wind Turbine Technology Forum

12 Maggio 2011 08:30
13 Maggio 2011 16:00

evento dedicato alla filiera manifatturiera delle turbine eoliche, che si svolgerà al Centro Congressi dell’Arsenale di Venezia dal 12 al 13 maggio 2011.

Qualificati relatori discuteranno dello stato dell’arte e delle possibili evoluzioni del comparto, affrontando in particolare i seguenti argomenti:

  • aerodinamica;
  • eolico off-shore;
  • manutenzione, collaudo e affidabilità;
  • pale;
  • design delle turbine eoliche e standard;
  • generatori, cambi, torri, sottosistemi e sensori.

LOCATION: Arsenale Congress Centre, Venice (Italy)

ENTRANCE: The conference is accessible to paid registrants only. Tickets - On-line Registration

PARTICIPATION: Participants are adviced to report to the Conference reception desk well in advance; at least 20 minutes before the start of the session. You must present proof of payment.

LANGUAGE: English will be the official language at the Forum. Simultaneous translation service into Italian or vice-versa will be provided.

*to be confirmed

Thursday, 12 May 2011

 

 

8:30-9:30 Registration and Welcome Coffee

09:30-10:30 Aerodynamics

9:30-9:50 

Wind turbine testing in boundary layer wind tunnel
Alberto Zasso, Carlo L. Bottasso, Paolo Schito (Politecnico di Milano)

9:50-10:10 

Wind tunnel testing, numerical analyses and shape optimization of a vertical axis wind turbine
Francesco Mungiovino, Sergio Milone, Antonio Pantano (University of Palermo)

10:10-10:30 

Effect of trailing edge thickness on darrieus-type vertical-axis wind turbine performance
Marco Raciti Castelli, Ernesto Benini (Department of Mechanical Engineering - University of Padova)

10:30-11:30 Off-Shore Wind

10:30-10:50 

The first large size wind turbine tailored specifically for offshore application
Silvestro Caruso (Condor Wind Energy)
 

10:50-11:10 

Incorporating a fully nonlinear wave model in coupled hydroaero-elastic simulation of offshore wind turbines
Enzo Marino, Claudio Borri (Inter-University Research Center on Building Aerodynamics and Wind Engineering, University of Florence), Claudio Lugni (INSEAN, The Italian Ship Model Basin)

11:10-11:30 

Designing and deploying ethernet networks for offshore wind power applications - A case study
Maciej Goraj, Yannick Epassa (RuggedCom)

 

11:30-11:50 Coffee Break

11:50-13:10 Maintenance, Testing and Reliability

11:50-12:10 

Methods for power performance assessment of wind power plants
Gabriele Botta, Paolo Paoli (Windfor)

12:10-12:30 

Using standard and non-standard SODAR measurements for improving siting and maintenance of wind turbines
Maurizio Favaron, Daniele Fraternali (Servizi Territorio)

12:30-12:50 

Improved wind turbine performance through rotor balancing and blade angle optimization
Anke Grunwald, Michael Melsheimer, Christoph Heilmann, Alexander Donth (BerlinWind)

12:50-13:10 

Cost-effective bolt monitoring in wind farms

Andrea Balzan, Frank Scheuch (Intellifast)
 

 

13:10-14:30 Lunch

14:30-15:50 Blades

14:30-14:50 

A multi-disciplinary approach for wind turbine design: from a multibody system simulation to detailed composite blades analysis
Armando Mete, Michele Lattere, Claudio Bruzzo (MSC Software)

14:50-15:10 

Advanced wind turbine rotor design
Carlo Bottasso, F. Campagnolo, Alessandro Croce (Politecnico di Milano)

15:10-15:30 

Blade design optimization
Filippo Giacometti, Federico Grubissa (Ensis)

15.30-15:50 

Multi-disciplinary design approach and optimization of a 3.0 MW rotor blade family
W. Kurz, S. Picinich, C. Katzenschwanz (A2 Wind)

 

15:50-16:10 Coffee Break

16:10-17:30 Blades

16:10-16:30 

Comprehensive cost analysis of the tradeoffs between design intent and applicable manufacturing strategies for composite wind turbine blades
Massimiliano Moruzzi, Dylan Mac Lean (Magestic Systems)
 

16:30-16:50 

New polymeric foams as core material in sandwich panels
Michele Modesti, Francesco Simioni (University of Padova), Massimo Orsini (SO.TE.CO)
 

16:50-17:10 

Design against multiaxial fatigue with polymeric composite materials: state of the art and future research
Marino Quaresimin (University of Padova)
 

17:10-17:30 

Question Time
 

 

17:30-18:30 Cocktail Party

Friday, 13 May 2011

 

 

8:30-9:30 Registration and Welcome Coffee

9:30-11:30 Wind Turbine Design and Design Standard

9:30-9:50 

Wind turbine drive train concepts - gearbox vs. direct drive
Thomas Korzeniewski (PowerWind)

9:50-10:10 

Minimizing the cost of wind energy. Latest trends and technical solutions
Edoardo Prina (Siemens Energy Renewable)

10:10-10:30 

Multidisciplinary and multi-objective optimization of a wind turbine
Silvia Poles (EnginSoft)

10:30-10:50 

Quality strategy and life time performance
Uwe Thielhorn (REpower Systems)
 

10:50-11:10 

Analysis and comparison between technological solutions for small hawts in low-wind sites: control strategies and rotor dimensions
L.Battisti, F. Bazzanella, C. Lazari, A. Brighenti (University of Trento)

11:10-11:30 

Small HAWT loads: a comparison of a quasy-dynamic model versus aerolastic simulations and the IEC 61400-2 simplified load calculation method
G. Soraperra (Tozzi Nord Wind Turbines), L. Zanne, L. Battisti (University of Trento), U. Spalinger (Aventa)

 

11:30-11:50 Coffee Break

11:50-13:10 Generators, Gearboxes, Towers, Subsystems and Sensors

11:50-12:10 

Advanced engineering methods for the development of main rotor shaft bearing arrangements
Andreas Mangold (Schaeffler Technologies)

12:10-12:30 

Research on new materials, new designs and new processes to reduce or eliminate the use of rare earths in generators for wind energy

Marco Comelli (Updating)

12:30-12:50 

Condition monitoring of rotor blades for damage, ice, overload
John Reimers (Bosch Rexroth)

12:50-13:10 

Condition Monitoring and Lifecycle Cost Management
Martin Eilting (Hydac)

 

13:10-14:30 Lunch

14:30-15:50 Generators, Gearboxes, Towers, Subsystems and Sensors

14:30-14:50 

Post tensioning bars for wind turbine foundations: test for ETA and corrosion protection
Lorenzo Bianco (Peikko)

14:50-15:10 

Design for bolting: how to design effective bolted joint from the point of view of tightening process

Alvise Casella (Plarad)

15:10-15:30 

New cable solutions for wind turbines

Klaus Merklein (Nexans)

15:30-15:50 

Question Time
 

 

Link to the official website:

http://www.windforum.pro/en_wtt/index.asp

 

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