Wind loading and aeroelastic response of flat plates: application to solar trackers
Zaracho, Juan Ignacio (2025) Wind loading and aeroelastic response of flat plates: application to solar trackers. PhD thesis, James Cook University.
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Abstract
Juan Zaracho investigated wind loads and aeroelastic behaviour of solar trackers using wind tunnel tests on scaled models. Fluctuating wind loads and critical wind speeds for torsional galloping and divergence were determined for various tilt angles and wind directions. The influence of tracker geometry and multirow configurations on aeroelastic instability was analysed. Results offer insights for designing stable solar tracker systems.
| Item ID: | 89345 |
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| Item Type: | Thesis (PhD) |
| Keywords: | aerodynamic derivatives, aeroelastic model, divergence, torsional galloping, wind load, wind tunnel |
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| Copyright Information: | Copyright © 2025 Juan Ignacio Zaracho |
| Additional Information: | One publication arising from this thesis is stored in ResearchOnline@JCU, at time of processing. Please see the Related URLS. The publication is: [Chapters 2, 3 and 4] Zaracho, Juan I., Ginger, John D., Holmes, John D., and Henderson, David J. (2025) Wind loading and response of solar tracker arrays. Wind and Structures an International Journal, 40 (4). pp. 251-264. |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Oct 2025 04:39 |
| FoR Codes: | 40 ENGINEERING > 4005 Civil engineering > 400510 Structural engineering @ 100% |
| SEO Codes: | 12 CONSTRUCTION > 1202 Construction design > 120201 Civil construction design @ 100% |
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