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Joong-Hoon Yoon, Jang-Ho Lee and Sang-Il Lee
In this study, temperature distribution as a function of the spar-cap thickness was numerically analyzed using a 20 kW wind carbon blade model. ?Realizable k-e?, which was adopted as a turbulence model for heat transfer analysis, was effective in convect...
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Yunjung Jang, Hakgeun Kim and Kiweon Kang
Composite wind turbine blades may experience interlaminar damage, including adhesive failure, cracking, and interlaminar fracture failure, from manufacturing or external fatigue load. Among these, the adhesive failure of adhesive joints is critical. Ther...
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J. Clarke, A. McIlhagger, E. Archer, T. Dooher, T. Flanagan and P. Schubel
A problem for wind turbine operators is decreasing prices for wind-generated electricity. Many turbines are approaching their rated 20-year lives. A more economically viable and sustainable solution that reduces Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) and avoids...
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Xin Cai, Pan Pan, Jie Zhu and Rongrong Gu
A process of detailed CFD and structural numerical simulations of the 1.5 MW horizontal axis wind turbine (HAWT) blade is present. The main goal is to help advance the use of computer-aided simulation methods in the field of design and development of HAW...
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Xin Cai, Jie Zhu, Pan Pan and Rongrong Gu
This paper presents an optimization method for the structural design of horizontal-axis wind turbine (HAWT) blades based on the particle swarm optimization algorithm (PSO) combined with the finite element method (FEM). The main goal is to create an optim...
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