A morphing trailing edge device for a wind turbine

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 691-701

  Daynes, Stephen ^a   Weaver, Paul M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

aeroelasticity; anisotropy; composites; load control; morphing trailing edge; variable camber; wind turbine

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC CONTROL; AEROELASTIC ANALYSIS; BLADE PITCH; CELLULAR STRUCTURE; CONTROL LOADS; HIGH STRAINS; LARGE DEFLECTION; LOAD CARRYING; MORPHING; MORPHING STRUCTURES; RIGID BODY; ROTOR CONTROLS; ROTOR SPEED; SHAPE-ADAPTIVE; TRAILING EDGES;

AERODYNAMICS; AEROELASTICITY; ANISOTROPY; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; PRESS LOAD CONTROL; TURBINE COMPONENTS; WIND TURBINES;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 84861818879     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: 15308138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X12438622     Document Type: Article

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