Sustainable vacuum-infused thermoplastic composites for MW-size wind turbine blades - Preliminary design and manufacturing issues

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 570-580

  Van Rijswijk, K ^a   Joncas, S ^a,b   Bersee, H E N ^a   Bergsma, O K ^a   Beukers, A ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b ÉCOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE SUPÉRIEURE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Thermoplastic composites; Vacuum infusion; Wind turbine blade

Indexed keywords

EPOXY RESINS; GLASS; ROTORS; THERMOPLASTICS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; VACUUM; WIND TURBINES;

THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES; VACUUM INFUSION; WIND TURBINE BLADES;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 27744592435     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2037107     Document Type: Conference Paper

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