Leak containment arrangement
AssigneeSiemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
InventorsJacobus Klaassen, Matthias Lenssen
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Abstract
A leak containment arrangement for a fluid damper in a wind turbine tower includes a receptacle arranged below the fluid damper; a fluid guide arranged between the fluid damper and the receptacle, which fluid guide is arranged to receive fluid from a leak in the damper and to guide the leaked fluid into the receptacle; and a sensing means arranged to detect fluid in the receptacle. Further provided is a method of providing leak containment for a fluid damper in a wind turbine tower.
Claims15
A leak containment arrangement for a fluid damper in a wind turbine tower, comprising:
- a receptacle arranged below the fluid damper;
- a fluid guide arranged between the fluid damper and the receptacle, wherein the fluid guide is arranged to receive fluid from a leak in the fluid damper and to guide the fluid into the receptacle, wherein a projected surface area of the fluid guide contains a projected surface area of the fluid damper;
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- a sensing means arranged to detect the fluid in the receptacle.
A leak containment arrangement for a fluid damper in a wind turbine tower, comprising:
- a receptacle arranged below the fluid damper;
- a fluid guide arranged between the fluid damper and the receptacle, wherein the fluid guide is arranged to receive fluid from a leak in the fluid damper and to guide the fluid into the receptacle, wherein the fluid guide comprises a weight-bearing support structure in a form of a funnel and a fluid run-off surface arranged on the weight-bearing support structure;
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- a sensing means arranged to detect the fluid in the receptacle.
A method of providing leak containment for a fluid damper in a wind turbine tower, comprising:
- arranging a receptacle below the fluid damper;
- arranging a fluid guide between the fluid damper and the receptacle to receive fluid from a leak in the fluid damper and to guide the fluid into the receptacle, wherein a projected surface area of the fluid guide contains a projected surface area of the fluid damper;
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- providing a sensing means for detecting the fluid in the receptacle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.