A cost and performance comparison of LRTM and VI for the manufacture of large scale wind turbine blades

Renewable Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 866-871

  Hutchinson, J R ^a   Schubel, P J ^a   Warrior, N A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blades; Cost modelling; LRTM; Mould design; Wind energy

Indexed keywords

BLADES; COST MODELLING; LRTM; MOULD DESIGN; WIND ENERGY;

COSTS; DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; MANUFACTURE; MOLDS; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING; RESINS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; WIND TURBINES;

WIND POWER;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; VOID; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINE;

EID: 77957344827     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2010.07.025     Document Type: Article

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