Process development issues of glass-carbon hybrid-reinforced polymer composite wind turbine blades

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 437-456

  Sharma, Sanjay ^a   Wetzel, Kyle K ^b  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Wetzel Engineering Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel flow; Large composite structures; Mechanical testing; Poor permeability fabrics; VARTM

Indexed keywords

D-CHANNEL; DESIGN QUALITY; FATIGUE LOADINGS; IN-PLANE PERMEABILITY; LARGE COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; LARGE STRUCTURES; LOW COSTS; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; MATRIX; MODELING TOOL; PART QUALITY; POOR PERMEABILITY FABRICS; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; REINFORCED POLYMER COMPOSITES; ROTOR BLADES; SIMULATION TOOL; TOW SIZES; VACUUM ASSISTED RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING; WIND TURBINE ROTORS;

CAPILLARITY; CHANNEL FLOW; FABRICS; FATIGUE TESTING; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; OCEAN STRUCTURES; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING; RESINS; SHIPS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); TURBOMACHINE BLADES; VACUUM APPLICATIONS; WALL FLOW; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY;

EID: 76549102209     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998309347569     Document Type: Article

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