Abstract
The structural behaviour of a composite wind turbine blade with implemented bend-twist coupling is examined in this paper. Several shell finite element models of the blade have been developed and validated against full-scale tests. All shell models performed well for flap-wise bending, but performed poorly in torsion, when employing material off-sets.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | ICCM-17 |
Publication date | 2009 |
Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Event | 17th International Conference on Composite Materials - Edinburgh, United Kingdom Duration: 27 Jul 2009 → 31 Jul 2009 Conference number: 17 https://www.eventsforce.net/iom/frontend/reg/thome.csp?pageID=1048&eventID=7&eventID=7 |
Conference
Conference | 17th International Conference on Composite Materials |
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Number | 17 |
Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
City | Edinburgh |
Period | 27/07/2009 → 31/07/2009 |
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Keywords
- Wind turbine structures
- Wind turbine blade
- Shell model
- FEM
- Bend-twist coupling
- Pure torsion
- Wind Energy