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Turbine Thrust 1080 N

Turbine Weight 150 kg 275
Eccentricity of Turbine C.O.G. 150 mm 355
Steel Grade: py 355 N/mm2
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Terrain Category III II
(IS EN 40-3-1:2000) III

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Tower Wall Thickness 5
Tower Top Diameter 130 mm At Top 6 mm 6
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At 5/6H 6 mm 12

At 4/6H 6 mm

Tower Height 20000 mm At 3/6H 8 mm

At 2/6H 8 mm
Height to Push Point 2000 mm

At 1/6H 8 mm
Stool Height 1000 mm

Tower Base Diameter 480 mm At Base 8 mm

CONSTANTS
Material factor of safety, γm 1.15
Charateristic Modulus of elasticity of material, E (N/mm2) 205000
Load factor of safety, γf 1.6
Dynamic factor, β 2
Topography factor, f 1
Wind pressure, q10 (N/m2) 587
Constant ε 0.88
Column size factor, δ 0.8

TOWER CAPACITY
Diameter D/t Section Class Aeff Av Zeff Mc Pv Pc
(mm2) (mm2) (mm3) (kNm) (kN) (kN)
Top 130 21.7 SEMI-COMPACT 2337.3 1402.4 54386 16.79 259.8 26.36
5/6 H 188.33 31.4 SEMI-COMPACT 3436.9 2062.1 117542 36.28 381.9 38.77
4/6 H 246.67 41.1 SEMI-COMPACT 4536.5 2721.9 204750 63.21 504.1 51.17
3/6 H 305.00 38.1 SEMI-COMPACT 7464.4 4478.7 415776 128.35 829.5 84.19
2/6 H 363.33 45.4 SEMI-COMPACT 8930.5 5358.3 595095 183.70 992.5 100.73
1/6 H 421.67 52.7 SEMI-COMPACT 10396.6 6237.9 806485 248.96 1155.4 117.26
Base 480 60.0 SEMI-COMPACT 11862.7 7117.6 1049945 324.11 1318.3 133.80
Push Point 445.00 55.6 SEMI-COMPACT 10983.0 6589.8 900021 277.83 1220.5

Check Capacity of Tower as a CHS under combined Capacity Check: Fc + Mx + My ≤ 1

bending and axial load Pc + Mcx + Mcy

TOWER CAPACITY CHECK (TURBINE IN OPERATION) Mx

Height above Ce(z) q(z) Re C q(tower) Fv Mwind Mthrust Mgravity Fc Capacity Decision
ground (m) (N/m2) (kN/m2) (kN) (kNm) (kNm) (kNm) (kN) Check

Top 20.00 2.28 2138.10 4.19E+05 1.21 2.59 1.08 0.00 0.00 0.23 1.5 0.11 PASS
5/6 H 16.67 2.14 2011.99 5.89E+05 1.14 2.30 2.38 2.16 3.60 0.23 2.26 0.36 PASS
4/6 H 13.33 1.98 1861.75 7.42E+05 1.10 2.05 3.96 9.12 7.20 0.23 3.30 0.52 PASS
3/6 H 10.00 1.78 1674.73 8.70E+05 1.10 1.84 5.74 21.69 10.80 0.23 4.87 0.50 PASS
2/6 H 6.67 1.63 1534.85 9.92E+05 1.10 1.69 7.71 40.51 14.40 0.23 7.01 0.59 PASS
1/6 H 3.33 1.63 1534.85 1.15E+06 1.10 1.69 9.92 66.29 18.00 0.23 9.54 0.67 PASS
Base 0.00 1.63 1534.85 1.31E+06 1.10 1.69 12.46 99.98 21.60 0.23 12.45 0.75 PASS
Bending Moment at Base (Unfactored) 121.81
Shear Force at Base (Unfactored) 12.46

DEFLECTION CHECK
I (mm4) Deflection, δ (mm) Decision
1.13E+08 549.38 CHECK WITH TURBINE MANUFACTURER'S REQUIREMENTS

TOWER CAPACITY CHECK (RAISING/LOWERING TURBINE)

Applied Ram Pv Relative Shear

Force Fv (kN) (kN) Force Low applied shear force: Shear reinforcement of tower at push point unnecessary, provided ram force
155 1220.5 LOW SHEAR is distributed throughout the cross section.

Applied Bending Mc Decision

Moment (kNm) (kNm)
142.80 277.83 PASS

NATURAL FREQUENCY OF VIBRATION OF TOWER

Percent of Tower Mass/Wind Load to 34 % In calculating the natural frequency of vibration of the tower, the arrangement is idealised as a SDOF system such that:
lump at tower top f=1/(2π)x√(k/m)
f = 1 x k 0.5
2π m
Deflection at Tower top δ (mm)
Idealised Calculated Error (%) Calculations are based on a cantilever of negligible self weight with a concentrated mass/load at its tip. The lumped mass is
taken as the weight of the turbine, and the weight of a portion of the tower. The concentrated load is taken as the turbine thrust
570.87 549.38 3.91 and the wind load from a portion of the tower. A comparison of the deflections of this idealised system, and those calculated for
the actual arrangement are shown opposite, as a measure of accuracy.
Idealised Spring Stiffness k 8667.39 N/m
Tower Natural Frequency of Vibration f 0.65 Hz

NOTES
This spreadsheet is for preliminary sizing only; dimensions indicated are for guidance alone and must be verified by complete design.
MO'R reserve the right to amend the contents of this spreasheet. Wall Thickness at Push Point
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Assumptions: Wind load is calculated in accordance with IS EN 40-3-1:2000: It is assumed that formulae for exposure coefficient Ce(z) remain applicable at heights greater than 20m above ground
In calculating the shape coefficient C, the tower cross section is assumed to be octagonal with r/D ≥ 0.075
Tower is designed as a CHS to BS 5950 Part 1
In calculating tower Moment Capacity Mc, it is assumed that the section is subject to low shear loading
Second order (PΔ) effect of displacement of turbine/tower mass is neglected
In calculating the natural frequency of vibration of the tower, the arrangement is idealised as a single degree of freedom system as outlined above
No account is taken in the tower design of vibration of the wind turbine Portion of Tower to lump at top
The tower is considered to be one continuous section, therefore any splices/connection details must be designed in full Lumped Force (N)
Rev:0 FOR EVALUATION ONLY