Abstract
Using a belt as a replacement for a rope on a rotary power take-offs (PTOs) system has become more common for wave energy converters, improving cyclic bend over sheave performance with a smaller bending thickness for belts. However, the service life predictions of PTOs are a major concern in design, because belt performance under harsh underwater environments is largely less studied. In this work, the effect of fleet and twist angles on wear life is being investigated both experimentally and numerically. Two three-dimensional equivalent static finite element models are constructed to evaluate the complex stress state of polyurethane-steel belts around steel drums. The first is to capture the response of the experimental investigation performed on the wear life, and the second to predict the wear life of an existing functional PTO. The results show a significant effect for fleet and twist angles on stress concentrations and estimated service life.
Issue Section:
Ocean Renewable Energy
Keywords:
computational mechanics and design,
design of offshore structures,
fatigue and fracture reliability and control,
ocean energy technology,
offshore material performance and applications,
structural mechanics and foundation,
structural safety and risk analysis
Topics:
Belts,
Stress,
Wear,
Testing,
Steel,
Mooring,
Cycles,
Finite element model,
Tension,
Wave energy converters
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