Composite materials for wind energy applications: Micromechanical modeling and future directions

Computational Mechanics

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 195-207

  Mishnaevsky, Leon ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Composites; Micromechanics; Modelling; Wind blades; Wind turbines

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; MICROMECHANICS; MODELS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

ENERGY APPLICATIONS; MATERIAL COMPONENTS; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MICRO-MECHANICAL MODELING; MICRO-STRUCTURAL EFFECTS; MICROMECHANICAL MODELLING; WIND BLADES; WIND TURBINE BLADES;

TURBINE COMPONENTS;

BLADES; CARBON FIBERS; COMPOSITES; LOADING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TURBINES; WIND;

EID: 84865210222     PISSN: 01787675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00466-012-0727-5     Document Type: Article

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