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NOMENCLATURE<br />
Lgs Distance between upper guy wire and rotor axis [mm]<br />
Lrb Distance between rotor centre and first bearing [mm]<br />
Lrt Distance between the rotor centre and the yaw axis [mm]<br />
LTB Distance between tower and blade [mm]<br />
M Moment [Nm]<br />
mB Blade mass [kg]<br />
mr Rotor mass incl. generator [kg]<br />
MS Shaft bending moment at the first bearing [Nm]<br />
Mst Starting torque in thrust bearing [Nmm]<br />
MT Tower moment [Nm]<br />
mv Mass of tail [kg]<br />
MxB Blade root bending moment [Nm]<br />
MxS Torsion moment on the rotor shaft at the first bearing [Nm]<br />
MyB Blade root bending moment [Nm]<br />
n Rotational speed [rpm]<br />
nb Number of bolts [-]<br />
p Bearing contact pressure [MPa]<br />
Pave Average Power [W]<br />
pd Dynamic pressure [bar]<br />
Pg Electrical power from generator [W]<br />
Pr Rotor power [W]<br />
Q Rotor torque [Nm]<br />
r Radial coordinate [m]<br />
R Radius of the rotor [m]<br />
RB Bearing reaction force [N]<br />
Rcog Distance between COG of a blade and the rotor centre [m]<br />
Rdw Reaction force from dead-weight [N]<br />
Re Reynolds number [-]<br />
Rtf Reaction force from thrust [N]<br />
Td Design life [yr]<br />
V Wind speed [m/s]<br />
Vave Annual average wind speed at hub height [m/s]<br />
Vdesign Design wind speed defined as 1.4Vave [m/s]<br />
Ve50 Extreme wind speed with a recurrence time interval of 50 years [m/s]<br />
Vhub Wind speed at hub height averaged over 10 min [m/s]<br />
Vref Reference wind speed [m/s]<br />
Vtip Speed of the blade tip [m/s]<br />
W Relative wind speed [m/s]<br />
Wr Work performed by furling rotor [J]<br />
WS Section modulus of shaft [mm 3 ]<br />
WT Section modulus of tower [mm 3 ]<br />
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