Design methodology for composite structures: A small low air-speed wind turbine blade case study

Materials and Design

Volumn 36, Issue , 2012, Pages 296-305

  Monroy Aceves, C ^a   Sutcliffe, M P F ^a   Ashby, M F ^a   Skordos, A A ^b   Rodriguez Roman C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

A. Composites: polymer matrix; B. Laminates; H. Selection of components

Indexed keywords

DESIGN CONSTRAINTS; DESIGN METHODOLOGY; DESIGN REQUIREMENTS; H. SELECTION OF COMPONENTS; MATERIAL FAILURES; MATERIAL SELECTION; PRELIMINARY DESIGN; SELECTION CRITERIA; SELECTION STAGES; WIND TURBINE BLADES;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; REINFORCEMENT; RESEARCH; SAFETY FACTOR; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); TURBOMACHINE BLADES; WIND TURBINES;

DESIGN;

EID: 84855379176     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2011.11.033     Document Type: Article

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