Structural analysis and design of the composite wind turbine blade

Applied Composite Materials

Volumn 19, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 247-257

  Wu, Wen Hsiang ^a   Young, Wen Bin ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Composite blade; Stress analysis; Structural design; Wind turbine blade

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE BLADES; COMPOSITE WIND TURBINE BLADE; DATA INPUT; GEOMETRIC MODELS; HIGH SPECIFIC STRENGTH; MATERIAL STRENGTH; NUMERICAL STRESS ANALYSIS; OPTIMAL UTILIZATION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND DESIGNS; TURBINE BLADE; WIND TURBINE BLADES;

CARBON FIBERS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DATA VISUALIZATION; GLASS FIBERS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; VISUALIZATION; WIND TURBINES;

TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

BLADES; CARBON FIBERS; COMPOSITES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TURBINES;

EID: 84863725885     PISSN: 0929189X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10443-011-9193-z     Document Type: Article

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