Materials, Innovations and Future Research Opportunities on Wind Turbine Blades—Insight Review. Issue 3 (5th October 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Karthikeyan, N.; Anand, R.B.; Suthakar, T.; Barhate, Shubham
• Is Part Of: Environmental progress & sustainable energy. Volume 38:Issue 3(2019)
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• Publication Date: 2018-10-05
• Subjects: wind turbine materials -- anti‐icing coating -- material processes -- and surface coating -- Carbon Nanotubes -- and blade structures; Environmental engineering -- Periodicals; Sustainable engineering -- Periodicals; Environmental chemistry -- Periodicals; 333.7
• DOI: 10.1002/ep.13046
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1944-7442

Abstract

Abstract : Nowadays, wind turbine blades are manufactured using several materials and methodologies to save cost and to increase their performance. This article gives a brief overview of blade materials and prevailing manufacturing traits to make them more reliable and cost‐efficient. The surface roughness, manufacturing defects, and fluctuating loads in flow fields significantly affect wind turbine power generation. However, these problems can be reduced by using appropriate materials. Therefore, selection of wind turbine materials is extremely important to maintain its performance even in harsh environmental conditions. This article describes an overview of current material solutions for overcoming material defects like delamination, structural distortion, and icing problems in the Polar Regions. It involves composites, smart alloys, protective coatings, etc. © 2018 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Environ Prog, 38:e13046, 2019 Highlights Types of loading, failure mechanisms and current manufacturing methods of wind turbine blades. Innovative blade material approach: Morphing concepts, Glass or Carbon fiber/Nano‐/Bio‐Composites. Active and passive strategies for anti‐icing or de‐icing of wind turbine blades.