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Dynamics Of Flexible Solar Updraft Towers
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- Author / Creator
- Chi, Michael
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Solar updraft towers offers a simple and alternative method of generating
electricity. However, it is unclear on how to build a tall, free standing structure
that can withstand the unpredictable and destructive force of the wind. A
tower consisting of stacked inflatable toroidal elements have been suggested
and the dynamics of the tower will be analyzed. Using Lagrangian reduction
by symmetry, the theory for the 3D motion for the tower is developed. By
confining the motion to two-dimensions, numerical simulations are performed
to study the tower's stability and is compared with the data collected from a
experimental prototype showing good agreement with theoretical results. -
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- Graduation date
- Fall 2014
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- Type of Item
- Thesis
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- Degree
- Master of Science
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- License
- This thesis is made available by the University of Alberta Libraries with permission of the copyright owner solely for non-commercial purposes. This thesis, or any portion thereof, may not otherwise be copied or reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner, except to the extent permitted by Canadian copyright law.