Comparison of Shell and Solid Finite Element Models for the Static Certification Tests of a 43 m Wind Turbine Blade

A commercial 43 m wind turbine blade was tested under static loads. During these tests, loads, displacements, and local strains were recorded. In this work, the blade was modeled using the finite element method. Both a segment of the spar structure and the full-scale blade were modeled. In both case...

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Main Authors: Mathijs Peeters, Gilberto Santo, Joris Degroote, Wim Van Paepegem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-05-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/6/1346