Strength Evaluation and Failure Prediction of a Composite Wind Turbine Blade Using Finite Element Analysis

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prenil Poulose ◽  
Zhong Hu
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Turbine Blade ◽  
Turbine Blades ◽  
Failure Prediction ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Wind Turbine Blade ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Strength Evaluation

Strength evaluation and failure prediction on a modern composite wind turbine blade have been conducted using finite element analysis. A 3-dimensional finite element model has been developed. Stresses and deflections in the blade under extreme storm conditions have been investigated for different materials. The conventional wood design turbine blade has been compared with the advanced E-glass fiber and Carbon epoxy composite blades. Strength has been analyzed and compared for blades with different laminated layer stacking sequences and fiber orientations for a composite material. Safety design and failure prediction have been conducted based on the different failure criteria. The simulation error estimation has been evaluated. Simulation results have shown that finite element analysis is crucial for designing and optimizing composite wind turbine blades.

Finite Element Analysis of 5MW Fiberglass and Carbon Fiber Wind Turbine Blade

2011 ◽  
Vol 418-420 ◽  
pp. 606-609 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tian De ◽  
Guang Hua Chen ◽  
Jian Mei Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Turbine Blade ◽  
Turbine Blades ◽  
Limit Load ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Wind Turbine Blade ◽  
Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine ◽  
Element Analysis

Abstract: Base on finite element method of composite, take 5MW horizontal axis wind turbine blades as example, skin uses a mixture of fiberglass and carbon fiber as ply, spar caps and web adopt carbon fiber ply entirely to build the finite element model of the blade. The total weigh of the blade is 20.2 ton. Use Bladed software calculated the limit load of each cross-section, analyzed the stress distribution of each section and the modal characteristics of the blade, these provide a theoretical reference for the application of carbon fiber using on MW class wind turbine blade.

Finite Element Analysis and Vibration Suppression Control of Smart Wind Turbine Blade

2011 ◽  
Vol 19 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 747-754 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yin-hu Qiao ◽  
Jiang Han ◽  
Chun-yan Zhang ◽  
Jie-ping Chen ◽  
Ke-chuan Yi
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Turbine Blade ◽  
Vibration Suppression ◽  
Wind Turbine Blade ◽  
Element Analysis

Design and Optimization of Composite Offshore Wind Turbine Blades

2019 ◽  
Vol 141 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Tarfaoui ◽  
O. R. Shah ◽  
M. Nachtane
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Turbine Blade ◽  
Turbine Blades ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Offshore Wind Turbine ◽  
Skin Thickness ◽  
Wind Turbine Blades ◽  
Element Analysis

In order to obtain an optimal design of composite offshore wind turbine blade, take into account all the structural properties and the limiting conditions applied as close as possible to real cases. This work is divided into two stages: the aerodynamic design and the structural design. The optimal blade structural configuration was determined through a parametric study by using a finite element method. The skin thickness, thickness and width of the spar flange, and thickness, location, and length of the front and rear spar web were varied until design criteria were satisfied. The purpose of this article is to provide the designer with all the tools required to model and optimize the blades. The aerodynamic performance has been covered in this study using blade element momentum (BEM) method to calculate the loads applied to the turbine blade during service and extreme stormy conditions, and the finite element analysis was performed by using abaqus code to predict the most critical damage behavior and to apprehend and obtain knowledge of the complex structural behavior of wind turbine blades. The approach developed based on the nonlinear finite element analysis using mean values for the material properties and the failure criteria of Hashin to predict failure modes in large structures and to identify the sensitive zones.

scholarly journals Finite Element Analysis for the Web Offset of Wind Turbine Blade

2017 ◽  
Vol 63 ◽  
pp. 012011
Author(s):  
Bo Zhou ◽  
Xin Wang ◽  
Changwei Zheng ◽  
Jinxiang Cao ◽  
Pingguo Zou
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Turbine Blade ◽  
Wind Turbine Blade ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
The Web

Load application method for shell finite element model of wind turbine blade

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 467-482 ◽  
Author(s):  
Damien Caous ◽  
Nicolas Lavauzelle ◽  
Julien Valette ◽  
Jean-Christophe Wahl
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Finite Element Model ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Turbine Blade ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Wind Turbine Blade ◽  
Detailed Structural Analysis ◽  
Body Load ◽  
Shell Finite Element

It is common to dissociate load computation from structural analysis when carrying out a numerical assessment of a wind turbine blade. Loads are usually computed using a multiphysics and multibody beam finite element model of the whole turbine, whereas detailed structural analysis is managed using shell finite element models. This raises the issue of the application of the loads extracted from the beam finite element model at one node for each section and transposed into the shell finite element model. After presenting the methods found in the literature, a new method is proposed. This takes into account the physical consistency of loads: aerodynamic loads are applied as pressure on the blade surface, and inertial loads are applied as body loads. Corrections imposed by pressure and body load computation in order to match loads from the beam finite element model are proposed and a comparison with two other methods is discussed.

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