Wind Turbine Blade Nondestructive Testing with a Transportable Radiography System. (15th May 2011)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Fantidis, J. G.; Potolias, C.; Bandekas, D. V.
• Other Names: Petrizzi Luigi Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Science and technology of nuclear installations. Volume 2011(2011)
• Publication Date: 2011-05-15
• Subjects: Nuclear engineering -- Periodicals; Nuclear facilities -- Periodicals; Nuclear engineering; Nuclear facilities; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 621.48
• DOI: 10.1155/2011/347320
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1687-6075

Abstract

Abstract : Wind turbines are becoming widely used as they are an environmentally friendly way for energy production without emissions; however, they are exposed to a corrosive environment. In addition, as wind turbines typically are the tallest structures in the surrounding area of a wind farm, it is expected that they will attract direct lightning strikes several times during their operating life. The purpose of this paper is to show that the radiography with a transportable unit is a solution to find defects in the wind turbine blade and reduce the cost of inspection. A transportable neutron radiography system, incorporating an Sb–Be source, has been simulated using the MCNPX code. The simulated system has a wide range of radiography parameters.