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TÜV SÜD uses LMS Virtual.Lab to certify WT designs
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Thailand plans waste-fuelled power plant Thailand’s EGCO Group has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in cooperation with PTT and Sepco-Asia Group for a feasibility study on a sewage-fuelled power plant for the holiday island of Phuket. The study will also examine the feasibility of transforming the Phuket Municipality’s garbage into energy, and improving the city landscape.
metals, plastics, glass and batteries can be mechanically extracted.
alternative fuel, an increase from 0.5% in 2003 to 8% in 2011.
The mutual cooperation between the three companies is seen as a positive response to the Ministry of Energy’s initiatives. The national policy aims to generate capacity of 100 MW from
The sewage power plant also accords with the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). Richard Mogg
The plant is planned as a pilot project for similar waste-fuelled generating and conservation schemes in other provinces. SEPCO executives believe there are no viable competing technologies that can treat, reduce, sanitise and recycle waste on such a cost efficient basis without causing heavy-metal emissions to air, ground, or water. The Phuket process uses steam to treat unsorted municipal, light-industrial, commercial and agricultural wastes that can also include sewage-sludge. Screening also produces a cellulose-based fibre from which recycled ferrous and non-ferrous
An artist’s impression of how the plant may look
TÜV SÜD uses LMS Virtual.Lab to certify WT designs TÜV SÜD Industrie Service GmbH is to implement LMS Virtual.Lab simulation technology in support of its type certification services for wind turbines. Simulation-based processes to efficiently certify wind turbine designs are being established by the firm in response to growing demands for windpowered electrical generation, which is reported to have quadrupled from 2000 to 2006 and is predicted to more than double by 2010 according to the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA). To become operational, wind turbines must be certified for structural integrity and safety in withstanding routine cyclic loads as well as extreme weather conditions and random high-impact forces hitting the structures. The global need for wind turbine certification is increasing significantly, especially in Germany which has an installed windpower output of 20,900MW and ranks number one in the world for electrical generation from wind turbines. TÜV SÜD is one of Germany’s most widely recognised service organisations, with the company’s blue octagonal emblem synonymous with certification for safety and reliability in a wide range of industries including transportation, energy, chemical processing, consumer products, medical equipment, and recreational products. The firm is accredited according to international standards for wind energy certification and is authorised by German state regulators
LMS Virtual.Lab software in action
as an official approval body for wind turbines. In support of its wind turbine certification work, TÜV SÜD is implementing the LMS Virtual.Lab durability software to identify fatigue hotspots and assess their effect on component reliability. The wind turbines have to withstand many years of ever changing wind conditions. All these have to be simulated to achieve a reliable fatigue result.
The process begins with the finite element model of the component to be certified. For fatigue life prediction, all the wind load conditions need to be simulated and the damaging effect accumulated. The LMS durability software makes use of templates and scripting features using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) to handle this complex set up efficiently.
renewable energy focus
November/December 2007
17
Thailand plans waste-fuelled power plant Thailand’s EGCO Group has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in cooperation with PTT and Sepco-Asia Group for a feasibility study on a sewage-fuelled power plant for the holiday island of Phuket. The study will also examine the feasibility of transforming the Phuket Municipality’s garbage into energy, and improving the city landscape.
metals, plastics, glass and batteries can be mechanically extracted.
alternative fuel, an increase from 0.5% in 2003 to 8% in 2011.
The mutual cooperation between the three companies is seen as a positive response to the Ministry of Energy’s initiatives. The national policy aims to generate capacity of 100 MW from
The sewage power plant also accords with the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). Richard Mogg
The plant is planned as a pilot project for similar waste-fuelled generating and conservation schemes in other provinces. SEPCO executives believe there are no viable competing technologies that can treat, reduce, sanitise and recycle waste on such a cost efficient basis without causing heavy-metal emissions to air, ground, or water. The Phuket process uses steam to treat unsorted municipal, light-industrial, commercial and agricultural wastes that can also include sewage-sludge. Screening also produces a cellulose-based fibre from which recycled ferrous and non-ferrous
An artist’s impression of how the plant may look
TÜV SÜD uses LMS Virtual.Lab to certify WT designs TÜV SÜD Industrie Service GmbH is to implement LMS Virtual.Lab simulation technology in support of its type certification services for wind turbines. Simulation-based processes to efficiently certify wind turbine designs are being established by the firm in response to growing demands for windpowered electrical generation, which is reported to have quadrupled from 2000 to 2006 and is predicted to more than double by 2010 according to the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA). To become operational, wind turbines must be certified for structural integrity and safety in withstanding routine cyclic loads as well as extreme weather conditions and random high-impact forces hitting the structures. The global need for wind turbine certification is increasing significantly, especially in Germany which has an installed windpower output of 20,900MW and ranks number one in the world for electrical generation from wind turbines. TÜV SÜD is one of Germany’s most widely recognised service organisations, with the company’s blue octagonal emblem synonymous with certification for safety and reliability in a wide range of industries including transportation, energy, chemical processing, consumer products, medical equipment, and recreational products. The firm is accredited according to international standards for wind energy certification and is authorised by German state regulators
LMS Virtual.Lab software in action
as an official approval body for wind turbines. In support of its wind turbine certification work, TÜV SÜD is implementing the LMS Virtual.Lab durability software to identify fatigue hotspots and assess their effect on component reliability. The wind turbines have to withstand many years of ever changing wind conditions. All these have to be simulated to achieve a reliable fatigue result.
The process begins with the finite element model of the component to be certified. For fatigue life prediction, all the wind load conditions need to be simulated and the damaging effect accumulated. The LMS durability software makes use of templates and scripting features using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) to handle this complex set up efficiently.
renewable energy focus
November/December 2007
17