Timber for small wind turbine blades

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 671-676

  Astle, C ^a   Burge, I ^a   Chen, M ^a   Herrler, T ^a   Kwan, L ^a   Zibin, N ^a   Wood, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Douglas fir; Fatigue; Manufacturing; Sitka spruce; Small wind turbine blade; Timber

Indexed keywords

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FATIGUE TESTING; MANUFACTURE; TIMBER; TURBINE COMPONENTS; WIND TURBINES;

CYLINDRICAL BARS; DOUGLAS FIR; FATIGUE PROPERTIES; LOW COST METHODS; SITKA SPRUCE; SMALL WIND TURBINE BLADES; TRAILING EDGES; WIND TURBINE BLADES;

TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; FATIGUE; MANUFACTURING; TIMBER; WIND TURBINE;

PICEA SITCHENSIS; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 84888851335     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2013.03.001     Document Type: Article

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