A practical approach to fracture analysis at the trailing edge of wind turbine rotor blades

Wind Energy

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 483-497

  Eder, M A ^a   Bitsche, R D ^a   Nielsen, M ^a   Branner, K ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

strain energy release rate (SERR); trailing edge; virtual crack closure technique (VCCT); wind turbine blade

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE JOINTS; ADHESIVES; CRACK CLOSURE; ENERGY RELEASE RATE; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FRACTURE MECHANICS; STRAIN ENERGY; STRAIN RATE; TURBINE COMPONENTS; WIND TURBINES;

FAILURE MECHANISM; FRACTURE ANALYSIS; LINEAR FRACTURE MECHANICS; LOADING CONDITION; TRAILING EDGES; VIRTUAL CRACK CLOSURE TECHNIQUE; WIND TURBINE BLADES; WIND TURBINE ROTORS;

TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

ADHESION; COMPOSITE; CRACK PROPAGATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; LOADING; STRAIN ANALYSIS; WIND TURBINE;

EID: 84894036827     PISSN: 10954244     EISSN: 10991824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/we.1591     Document Type: Article

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