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ASTHANA, Abhishek, MUKHERJEE, Sanjay, MOUNTNEY, Sara and GRIFFITHS, Ryan (2017). Experimental Validation of the Structural Integrity of Modular Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Blades. Proceedings, 1 (7), p. 694.
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Abstract
The production, transportation and repair of long horizontal axis wind turbine blades measuring up to 85 m require expensive specialist machinery that increases the capital cost of wind power generation. A modular blade design is a potential solution to these problems however; the inclusion of joints could make the modular blades inherently weaker. This work investigates the effect of post-tensioned tendons on the structural integrity of modular blades, through cantilever deflection and tensile tests conducted on 3D printed small-scale prototypes. The experiment indicates 43% and 15.4% reduction in blade tip displacement and deflection caused by cyclic loading, respectively, in case of modular design with tendons compared to without tendons design.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Departments - Does NOT include content added after October 2018: | Faculty of Science, Technology and Arts > Department of Engineering and Mathematics |
| Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings1070694 |
| Page Range: | p. 694 |
| Depositing User: | Sanjay Mukherjee |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Nov 2017 12:53 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Mar 2021 15:33 |
| URI: | https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/17273 |
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