
As stated by ABET General Criterion 4, “Student must be prepared for engineering Technology (ABET) in order to meet the requirement of capstone design experience for the Major This project addressed the design constraints set by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and

Marketing at Aeronautica Wind Power for his help and knowledge about the wind turbine industry.įinally, we would like to thank our project advisor, Professor Leonard Albano for his advice andĭedication throughout the course of our project. We would also like to thank Brian Kuhn, Vice President We would like to thank Frank Lagadimos, an engineer at Spartan Engineering for sharing his knowledgeĪbout the design of wind turbine towers. Offshore Turbine Design Bethany Kuhn, Julie Marquis, Hilary RotatoriĬonclusions Julie Marquis, Hilary Rotatori Methodology Bethany Kuhn, Julie Marquis, Hilary Rotatori The following sections were written by the specifiedīackground Bethany Kuhn, Julie Marquis, Hilary Rotatori Based on researchĪnd the cost and structural analyses, conclusions and recommendations for appropriate designs wereĪll members of the project group, Bethany Kuhn, Julie Marquis and Hilary Rotatori, made an equalĬontribution to the major qualifying project. Turbine were determined, the implications for an offshore turbine were investigated. Once the primary factors in the design of a land‐based

Produced for the development of a wind turbine. In addition,Ī cost analysis of the chosen wind turbine design was completed.

Soil and foundation type, turbine size and type, tower design, type of site, and wind speeds. This project examined the design of a land‐based wind turbine considering various alternatives including In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the
