Application of Resin Transfer Molding to the Manufacture of Wind Turbine Blade Substructures. Final Report

Hedley, C. W. ; Ritter, W. J. ; Ashwill, T.

Headwaters Composites, Inc./Sandia National Laboratories (United States)

关键词: Testing;    Molding;    Processing;    Sandia National Laboratories;    Targets;   

DOI  :  10.2172/820837
RP-ID  :  DOE/ER/45757-1
RP-ID  :  FG02-99ER45757
RP-ID  :  820837

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The U.S. has generally lacked the capability for an iterative process of detailed structural design, manufacturing, and testing at the full blade level to achieve specific structural performance, cost, and weight targets. This project examined the effects that different composites processing methods had on the performance of representative blade substructures. In addition, the results of the testing of these substructures was used to validate NuMAD, the design tool developed at Sandia National Laboratories.