Open AccessWind Turbine Manufacturing Process Monitoring
Author(s) -
Waseem Faidi,
Chris Nafis,
Shatil Sinha,
Chandra Sekher Yerramalli,
Anthony M. Waas,
Suresh H. Advani,
John J. Gangloff,
Pavel Šimáček
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
osti oai (u.s. department of energy office of scientific and technical information)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/1039054
Subject(s) - turbine , process (computing) , spar , turbine blade , metrology , wind power , engineering , manufacturing engineering , cost reduction , mechanical engineering , reliability engineering , computer science , systems engineering , automotive engineering , marine engineering , process engineering , statistics , mathematics , electrical engineering , management , economics , operating system
To develop a practical inline inspection that could be used in combination with automated composite material placement equipment to economically manufacture high performance and reliable carbon composite wind turbine blade spar caps. The approach technical feasibility and cost benefit will be assessed to provide a solid basis for further development and implementation in the wind turbine industry. The program is focused on the following technology development: (1) Develop in-line monitoring methods, using optical metrology and ultrasound inspection, and perform a demonstration in the lab. This includes development of the approach and performing appropriate demonstration in the lab; (2) Develop methods to predict composite strength reduction due to defects; and (3) Develop process models to predict defects from leading indicators found in the uncured composites
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