Application of Resin Transfer Molding to the Manufacture of Wind Turbine Blade Substructures. Final Report
Author(s) -
Charles William Hedley,
W. Ritter,
Thomas D. Ashwill
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
osti oai (u.s. department of energy office of scientific and technical information)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/820837
Subject(s) - blade (archaeology) , turbine blade , transfer molding , molding (decorative) , mechanical engineering , process (computing) , turbine , engineering drawing , engineering , manufacturing engineering , computer science , structural engineering , materials science , composite material , mold , operating system
The U.S. has generally lacked the capability for an iterative process of detailed structural design, manufacturing, and testing at the full blade level to achieve specific structural performance, cost, and weight targets. This project examined the effects that different composites processing methods had on the performance of representative blade substructures. In addition, the results of the testing of these substructures was used to validate NuMAD, the design tool developed at Sandia National Laboratories
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