Materials for Wind Turbine Blades: An Overview

Materials for Wind Turbine Blades: An Overview

A short overview of composite materials for wind turbine applications is presented here. Requirements toward the wind turbine materials, loads, as well as available materials are reviewed. Apart from the traditional composites for wind turbine blades (glass fibers/epoxy matrix composites), natural c...

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Main Authors: Leon Mishnaevsky, Kim Branner, Helga Nørgaard Petersen, Justine Beauson, Malcolm McGugan, Bent F. Sørensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-11-01
Series:Materials
Subjects:
wind energy
composite materials
properties
reliability
modeling
manufacturing
wind turbine
blades
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/10/11/1285
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Summary:A short overview of composite materials for wind turbine applications is presented here. Requirements toward the wind turbine materials, loads, as well as available materials are reviewed. Apart from the traditional composites for wind turbine blades (glass fibers/epoxy matrix composites), natural composites, hybrid and nanoengineered composites are discussed. Manufacturing technologies for wind turbine composites, as well their testing and modelling approaches are reviewed.
ISSN:1996-1944

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