Description
Advances in Wind Turbine Blade Design and Materials, Second Edition, builds on the thorough review of the design and functionality of wind turbine rotor blades and the requirements and challenges for composite materials used in both current and future designs of wind turbine blades.- Reviews the design and functionality of wind turbine rotor blades- Examines the requirements and challenges for composite materials used in both current and future designs of wind turbine blades- Provides an invaluable reference for researchers and innovators in the field of wind
Table of Contents
Part I: Wind turbine blade design: challenges and developments1. Introduction to wind turbine blade design 2. Loads on wind turbine blades3. Aerodynamic design of wind turbine rotors4. Aerodynamic characteristics of wind turbine blade airfoils5. Aeroelastic design of wind turbine bladesPart II: Fatigue behaviour of composite wind turbine blades6. Fatigue as a design driver for composite wind turbine blades7. Effects of resin and reinforcement variations on fatigue resistance of wind turbine blades8. Fatigue life prediction of wind turbine blade composite materials9. Micromechanical modelling of wind turbine blade materials10. Probabilistic design of wind turbine bladesPart III: Advances in wind turbine blade materials, development and testing11. Biobased composites: materials, properties and potential applications as wind turbine blade materials12. Surface protection and coatings for wind turbine rotor blades13. Design, manufacture and testing of small wind turbine blades14. Wind turbine blade structural performance testing
