Finite element analysis with an improved failure criterion for composite wind turbine blades

Forschung im Ingenieurwesen/Engineering Research

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 193-207

  Rajadurai, J Selwin ^a   Christopher, T ^a   Thanigaiyarasu, G ^b   Rao, B Nageswara ^c  

^a GOVERNMENT COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

^b ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ENGINES; FAILURE ANALYSIS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; TURBINES; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

BLADE CONFIGURATIONS; COMPOSITE BLADES; COMPOSITE WIND TURBINE BLADES; FAILURE CRITERIONS; FAILURE ENVELOPES; FATIGUE LIFE ESTIMATIONS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FINITE-ELEMENT MODELING; LARGE SIZES; LIFE MANAGEMENTS; OPTIMUM DESIGN PARAMETERS; OPTIMUM DESIGNS; POWER COEFFICIENTS; SERVICE LOADINGS; TEST RESULTS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 56049126002     PISSN: 00157899     EISSN: 14340860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10010-008-0078-8     Document Type: Article

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