Structural Performance of Composite Tidal Turbine Blades

2021 ◽  
pp. 114679
Author(s):  
Hassan Gonabadi ◽  
Adrian Oila ◽  
Arti Yadav ◽  
Steve Bull
Keyword(s):  
Turbine Blades ◽  
Structural Performance ◽  
Tidal Turbine ◽  
Tidal Turbine Blades

scholarly journals Rotational sampling of waves by tidal turbine blades

2020 ◽  
Vol 162 ◽  
pp. 2197-2209
Author(s):  
S. Draycott ◽  
J. Steynor ◽  
A. Nambiar ◽  
B. Sellar ◽  
V. Venugopal
Keyword(s):  
Turbine Blades ◽  
Tidal Turbine ◽  
Tidal Turbine Blades

scholarly journals Erosion Mapping of Through-Thickness Toughened Powder Epoxy Gradient Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) Plates for Tidal Turbine Blades

Lubricants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Emadelddin Hassan ◽  
Iasonas Zekos ◽  
Philip Jansson ◽  
Toa Pecur ◽  
Christophe Floreani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Polymer Matrix ◽  
Turbine Blades ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Blade Surface ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Tidal Turbine ◽  
Tidal Turbine Blades

Erosion of tidal turbine blades in the marine environment is a major material challenge due to the high thrust and torsional loading at the rotating surfaces, which limits the ability to harness energy from tidal sources. Polymer–matrix composites can exhibit leading-blade edge erosion due to marine flows containing salt and solid particles of sand. Anti-erosion coatings can be used for more ductility at the blade surface, but the discontinuity between the coating and the stiffer composite can be a site of failure. Therefore, it is desirable to have a polymer matrix with a gradient of toughness, with a tougher, more ductile polymer matrix at the blade surface, transitioning gradually to the high stiffness matrix needed to provide high composite mechanical properties. In this study, multiple powder epoxy systems were investigated, and two were selected to manufacture unidirectional glass-fiber-reinforced polymer (UD-GFRP) plates with different epoxy ratios at the surface and interior plies, leading to a toughening gradient within the plate. The gradient plates were then mechanically compared to their standard counterparts. Solid particle erosion testing was carried out at various test conditions and parameters on UD-GFRP specimens in a slurry environment. The experiments performed were based on a model of the UK marine environment for a typical tidal energy farm with respect to the concentration of saltwater and the size of solid particle erodent. The morphologies of the surfaces were examined by SEM. Erosion maps were generated based on the result showing significant differences for materials of different stiffness in such conditions.

scholarly journals Flume testing of passively adaptive composite tidal turbine blades under combined wave and current loading

2020 ◽  
Vol 93 ◽  
pp. 102825 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate E. Porter ◽  
Stephanie E. Ordonez-Sanchez ◽  
Robynne E. Murray ◽  
Matthew Allmark ◽  
Cameron M. Johnstone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Turbine Blades ◽  
Tidal Turbine ◽  
Current Loading ◽  
Adaptive Composite ◽  
Tidal Turbine Blades

scholarly journals Analysing Fibre Composite Designs for High-Solidity Ducted Tidal Turbine Blades

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mitchell G. Borg ◽  
Qing Xiao ◽  
Steven Allsop ◽  
Atilla Incecik ◽  
Christophe Peyrard
Keyword(s):  
Fibre Composite ◽  
Turbine Blades ◽  
Tidal Turbine ◽  
Composite Designs ◽  
Tidal Turbine Blades

scholarly journals Empirical determination of severe trauma in seals from collisions with tidal turbine blades

2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (7) ◽  
pp. 1712-1724 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joe Onoufriou ◽  
Andrew Brownlow ◽  
Simon Moss ◽  
Gordon Hastie ◽  
Dave Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Turbine Blades ◽  
Severe Trauma ◽  
Empirical Determination ◽  
Tidal Turbine ◽  
Tidal Turbine Blades

scholarly journals Numerical Research of the Effect of Surface Biomimetic Features on the Efficiency of Tidal Turbine Blades

Energies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1014
Author(s):  
Wenxian Yang ◽  
Theodoros Alexandridis ◽  
Wenye Tian
Keyword(s):  
Turbine Blades ◽  
Tidal Turbine ◽  
Numerical Research ◽  
Tidal Turbine Blades ◽  
Effect Of Surface

scholarly journals Fatigue life of pitch- and stall-regulated composite tidal turbine blades

2018 ◽  
Vol 121 ◽  
pp. 688-699 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ciaran R. Kennedy ◽  
Vesna Jaksic ◽  
Sean B. Leen ◽  
Conchúr M.Ó. Brádaigh
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Turbine Blades ◽  
Tidal Turbine ◽  
Tidal Turbine Blades

scholarly journals Unsteady hydrodynamics of tidal turbine blades

2020 ◽  
Vol 146 ◽  
pp. 843-855 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriel Thomas Scarlett ◽  
Ignazio Maria Viola
Keyword(s):  
Turbine Blades ◽  
Tidal Turbine ◽  
Tidal Turbine Blades
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