Numerical validation of a finite element thin-walled beam model of a composite wind turbine blade

Wind Energy ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego Cárdenas ◽  
Alejandro A. Escárpita ◽  
Hugo Elizalde ◽  
Juan José Aguirre ◽  
Horacio Ahuett ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Turbine Blade ◽  
Wind Turbine Blade ◽  
Beam Model ◽  
Numerical Validation ◽  
Thin Walled

Strength Evaluation and Failure Prediction of a Composite Wind Turbine Blade Using Finite Element Analysis

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prenil Poulose ◽  
Zhong Hu
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Turbine Blade ◽  
Turbine Blades ◽  
Failure Prediction ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Wind Turbine Blade ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Strength Evaluation

Strength evaluation and failure prediction on a modern composite wind turbine blade have been conducted using finite element analysis. A 3-dimensional finite element model has been developed. Stresses and deflections in the blade under extreme storm conditions have been investigated for different materials. The conventional wood design turbine blade has been compared with the advanced E-glass fiber and Carbon epoxy composite blades. Strength has been analyzed and compared for blades with different laminated layer stacking sequences and fiber orientations for a composite material. Safety design and failure prediction have been conducted based on the different failure criteria. The simulation error estimation has been evaluated. Simulation results have shown that finite element analysis is crucial for designing and optimizing composite wind turbine blades.

Load application method for shell finite element model of wind turbine blade

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 467-482 ◽  
Author(s):  
Damien Caous ◽  
Nicolas Lavauzelle ◽  
Julien Valette ◽  
Jean-Christophe Wahl
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Finite Element Model ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Turbine Blade ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Wind Turbine Blade ◽  
Detailed Structural Analysis ◽  
Body Load ◽  
Shell Finite Element

It is common to dissociate load computation from structural analysis when carrying out a numerical assessment of a wind turbine blade. Loads are usually computed using a multiphysics and multibody beam finite element model of the whole turbine, whereas detailed structural analysis is managed using shell finite element models. This raises the issue of the application of the loads extracted from the beam finite element model at one node for each section and transposed into the shell finite element model. After presenting the methods found in the literature, a new method is proposed. This takes into account the physical consistency of loads: aerodynamic loads are applied as pressure on the blade surface, and inertial loads are applied as body loads. Corrections imposed by pressure and body load computation in order to match loads from the beam finite element model are proposed and a comparison with two other methods is discussed.

Finite Element Analysis and Vibration Suppression Control of Smart Wind Turbine Blade

2011 ◽  
Vol 19 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 747-754 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yin-hu Qiao ◽  
Jiang Han ◽  
Chun-yan Zhang ◽  
Jie-ping Chen ◽  
Ke-chuan Yi
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Turbine Blade ◽  
Vibration Suppression ◽  
Wind Turbine Blade ◽  
Element Analysis

Layup Analyzing of a Carbon/Glass Hybrid Composite Wind Turbine Blade Using Finite Element Analysis

2011 ◽  
Vol 87 ◽  
pp. 49-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hai Chen Lin
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Turbine Blade ◽  
Carbon Fibers ◽  
Fiber Composite ◽  
Wind Turbine Blade ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Carbon Fiber Composite

This thesis use AOC15/50 blade as baseline model which is a composite wind turbine blade made of glass/epoxy for a horizontal axis wind turbine. A finite element modeling of composite wind turbine blade was created using the SHELL element of ANSYS. Then we study how to use the carbon fiber material replaces the glass fiber to make the hybrid blade, and find a suitable layup to improve the performance of the blade. The hybrid blade was made through introducing carbon fibers. Different models, with introducing different number of carbon fibers, 75% carbon fibers replace unidirectional glass fibers in spar cap of blade model which can achieve best structure performance. The wind turbine blades are often fabricated by hand using multiple of glass fiber-reinforced polyester resin or glass fiber-reinforced epoxy resin. As commercial machines get bigger, this could not to meet the demands. The advantages of carbon fiber composite materials are used by blade producer. Studies show that carbon fiber has high strength-to-weight ratio and resistance fatigue properties. Carbon fiber is mixed with epoxy resin to make into carbon fiber-reinforced polymer. Carbon fiber-reinforced polymer is the one of best blade materials for resistance bad weather. The stiffness of carbon fiber composite is 2 or 3 times higher than glass fiber composite [1], but the cost of carbon fiber composite is 10 times higher than glass fiber composite. If all of wind turbine blades are made of carbon fiber composite, it will be very expensive. Therefore carbon/glass fiber hybrid composite blade has become a research emphasis in the field of blade materials. This paper gives an example of finite element modeling composite wind turbine blade in ANSYS by means of the medium-length blade of AOC 15/50 horizontal axis wind turbine. This model can be directly used in dynamics analysis and does not need to be imported from the CAD software into finite element program. This finite element modeling of composite wind turbine blade was created using the SHELL element of ANSYS. Then we study how to use the carbon fiber material replaces the glass fiber to make the hybrid blade, and find a suitable lay-up to improve the performance of the blade.

Research on variation of grinding temperature of wind turbine blade robotic grinding

2020 ◽  
pp. 095440542097298
Author(s):  
Shijie Dai ◽  
Xiaojun Wang ◽  
Huibo Zhang ◽  
Birong Wen
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Turbine Blade ◽  
Contact Area ◽  
Feed Rate ◽  
Wind Turbine Blade ◽  
Surface Grinding ◽  
Curved Surface ◽  
Grinding Process ◽  
Grinding Temperature

As a large composite curved surface component, the wind turbine blade is easy to suffer from grinding burn if the grinding parameters are improperly selected during the robot grinding process, which will seriously affect the surface grinding quality. In order to effectively predict the surface grinding temperature of robot grinding wind turbine blade, the curved surface grinding heat source model was established according to the material removal depth of any grinding point in the grinding contact area, and the temperature field under different grinding process parameters was numerically simulated using finite element method. The comparison between simulation and experiment indicates that the temperature on both sides of grinding contact area is higher than the middle temperature, and the maximum grinding temperature value appears on the cut-out side of the cup wheel. The maximum grinding temperature increases as increasing the wheel speed, feed rate and maximum grinding depth, feed rate is the biggest influence factor on the grinding temperature. The maximum grinding temperature of finite element simulation is in good agreement with the experimental results and the maximum relative error is <6%. The research results reveal the variation law between the curved surface grinding parameters and grinding temperature of curved surface grinding, which provides reference and basis for the prediction of grinding temperature of the wind turbine blade ground by robot.

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