Open AccessAnalytical approach to design wind turbine blades suitable for high power production based on operational conditions in Iraq
Author(s) -
Nisreen M. Rahmah,
Ahmed Muhammad,
Tawfeeq W. Mohammed
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/1105/1/012057
Subject(s) - chord (peer to peer) , wind power , turbine , aerodynamics , marine engineering , turbine blade , tower , wind speed , blade (archaeology) , work (physics) , power (physics) , engineering , mechanical engineering , structural engineering , computer science , aerospace engineering , geology , electrical engineering , distributed computing , oceanography , physics , quantum mechanics
This study presents analytical approach to design wind turbine blades of high power production capable to work in actual operational conditions in Iraq. The study includes aerodynamics analysis related to wind features around the blades, stress analysis related to the weight of the blade and corresponding loads using SolidWorks software and finally selection the suitable material for manufacturing. Moreover, a survey has done to collect data of wind characteristics in Iraq. The effective parameters in the design were: wind speed, desired power and tower height. The design predicts many specifications in the design of blade for a rate power between (600-850 kW), where the diameter of rotary ranged from 48-57 m, length of blade ranged from 23-27 m and the thickness of the chord has not exceeded 0.12 m as maximum.