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Investigation of the Mechanical Behavior of a New Generation Wind Turbine Blade Technology

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  • Cihan Çiftci

    (Department of Civil Engineering, Abdullah Gul University, Kayseri 38080, Turkey
    Techno-CC R&D Innovation Ltd. Co., Erciyes Teknopark, Kayseri 38039, Turkey)

  • Ayşe Erdoğan

    (Wind Engineering and Aerodynamic Research Center, Department of Energy Systems Engineering, Erciyes University, Kayseri 38039, Turkey)

  • Mustafa Serdar Genç

    (Wind Engineering and Aerodynamic Research Center, Department of Energy Systems Engineering, Erciyes University, Kayseri 38039, Turkey
    Energy Conversion Research and Application Center, Erciyes University, Kayseri 38039, Turkey)

Abstract

Wind turbine blades are one of the largest parts of wind power systems. It is a handicap that these large parts of numerous wind turbines will become scrap in the near future. To prevent this handicap, newly produced blades should be recyclable. In this study, a turbine blade, known as the new generation of turbine blade, was manufactured with reinforced carbon beams and recycled, low-density polyethylene materials. The manufacturing addressed in this study reveals two novelties: (1) it produces a heterogeneous turbine blade; and (2) it produces a recyclable blade. In addition, this study also covers mechanical tests using a digital image correlation (DIC) system and modeling investigations of the new generation blade. For the mechanical tests, displacement and strain data of both new generation and conventional commercial blades were measured by the DIC method. Instead of dealing with the modeling difficulty of the new generation blade’s heterogeneity we modeled the blade structural system as a whole using the moment–curvature method as part of the finite element method. Then, the behavior of both the new generation and commercial blades at varying wind speeds and different angles of attack were compared. Consequently, the data reveal that the new generation blades performed sufficiently well compared with commercial blades regarding their stiffness.

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  • Cihan Çiftci & Ayşe Erdoğan & Mustafa Serdar Genç, 2023. "Investigation of the Mechanical Behavior of a New Generation Wind Turbine Blade Technology," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(4), pages 1-20, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:16:y:2023:i:4:p:1961-:d:1070340
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    1. Koca, Kemal & Genç, Mustafa Serdar & Bayır, Esra & Soğuksu, Fatma Kezban, 2022. "Experimental study of the wind turbine airfoil with the local flexibility at different locations for more energy output," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 239(PA).
    2. Amna Algolfat & Weizhuo Wang & Alhussein Albarbar, 2022. "Study of Centrifugal Stiffening on the Free Vibrations and Dynamic Response of Offshore Wind Turbine Blades," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(17), pages 1-19, August.
    3. Açıkel, Halil Hakan & Serdar Genç, Mustafa, 2018. "Control of laminar separation bubble over wind turbine airfoil using partial flexibility on suction surface," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 165(PA), pages 176-190.
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