Page 24 - Wind Energy Handbook

xxiv LIST OF SYMBOLS

B baseline
c compressive
d disc; drag; design
e1 extreme value with return period of 1 year
e50 extreme value with return period of 50 years
ext extreme
f fibre
i mode i
j mode j
J blade J
k characteristic
l lift
m matrix
M moment
max maximum value of variable
min minimum value of variable
n value at end of nth time step
Q generalized load
R value at tip radius, R
s structural
t tensile
T thrust
u downwind; ultimate
v lateral
w vertical
w wake
x deflection in along-wind direction

Superscripts
0 rotationally sampled (applied to wind-speed spectra)