3D woven carbon/glass hybrid spar cap for wind turbine rotor blade

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 562-573

  Mohamed, Mansour H ^a   Wetzel, Kyle K ^b  

^a 3TEX Inc   (United States)

^b Wetzel Engineering Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLADE ROOT; ROTOR BLADES; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES;

CARBON FIBERS; GLASS FIBERS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; WIND TURBINES;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 33845569183     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2349543     Document Type: Article

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