Materials for wind turbine blades: An overview

L Mishnaevsky Jr, K Branner, HN Petersen, J Beauson… - Materials, 2017‏ - mdpi.com
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 …

Root causes and mechanisms of failure of wind turbine blades: Overview

L Mishnaevsky Jr - Materials, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
A review of the root causes and mechanisms of damage and failure to wind turbine blades is
presented in this paper. In particular, the mechanisms of leading edge erosion, adhesive …

Structural health monitoring for a wind turbine system: a review of damage detection methods

CC Ciang, JR Lee, HJ Bang - Measurement science and …, 2008‏ - iopscience.iop.org
Renewable energy sources have gained much attention due to the recent energy crisis and
the urge to get clean energy. Among the main options being studied, wind energy is a strong …

A review of damage detection methods for wind turbine blades

D Li, SCM Ho, G Song, L Ren, H Li - Smart Materials and …, 2015‏ - iopscience.iop.org
Wind energy is one of the most important renewable energy sources and many countries are
predicted to increase wind energy portion of their whole national energy supply to about …

In-situ condition monitoring of wind turbine blades: A critical and systematic review of techniques, challenges, and futures

S Sun, T Wang, F Chu - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Blades are critical components in wind turbines (WTs) for power generation, and condition
monitoring (CM) of WT blades is a crucial and challenging issue under operating conditions …

A review on failure modes of wind turbine components

AG Olabi, T Wilberforce, K Elsaid, ET Sayed… - Energies, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
To meet the increasing energy demand, renewable energy is considered the best option. Its
patronage is being encouraged by both the research and industrial community. The main …

Sandwich materials for wind turbine blades—present and future

OT Thomsen - Journal of Sandwich Structures & Materials, 2009‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Wind turbine blades are being manufactured using polymer matrix composite materials, in a
combination of monolithic (single skin) and sandwich composites. Present day designs are …

Water droplet erosion of wind turbine blades: Mechanics, testing, modeling and future perspectives

M Elhadi Ibrahim, M Medraj - Materials, 2019‏ - mdpi.com
The problem of erosion due to water droplet impact has been a major concern for several
industries for a very long time and it keeps reinventing itself wherever a component rotates …

Structural health monitoring of towers and blades for floating offshore wind turbines using operational modal analysis and modal properties with numerical-sensor …

HC Kim, MH Kim, DE Choe - Ocean Engineering, 2019‏ - Elsevier
In the present study, a structural health monitoring (SHM) method for floating offshore wind
turbines (FOWTs) is suggested and tested using operational modal analysis (OMA) with …