[HTML][HTML] Recent developments in the protection of wind turbine blades against leading edge erosion: Materials solutions and predictive modelling
Leading edge erosion of wind turbine blades is the most often observed damage
mechanism of wind turbines, which causes also a lot of costs for maintenance and repair. In …
mechanism of wind turbines, which causes also a lot of costs for maintenance and repair. In …
Recent Progress in the Development and Evaluation of Rain and Solid Particle Erosion Resistant Coatings for Leading Edge Protection of Wind Turbine Blades
In recent years, wind energy has gained widespread attention and has been regarded as
one of the renewable energy resources for the future. However, surface erosion of wind …
one of the renewable energy resources for the future. However, surface erosion of wind …
[HTML][HTML] Numerical investigation of rain droplet impact on offshore wind turbine blades under different rainfall conditions: A parametric study
The leading edge of a fiber composite wind turbine blade (WTB) is prone to erosion
damages due to repeated rain droplet impact during its service life. Such damages are …
damages due to repeated rain droplet impact during its service life. Such damages are …
[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of offshore wind turbine blades coating thickness effect on leading edge protection system subject to rain erosion
During operation, wind turbine blades are subjected to a wide range of environmental and
loading conditions and blade erosion can have a negative impact on performance and …
loading conditions and blade erosion can have a negative impact on performance and …
Evaluation of offshore wind turbine leading edge protection coating failure mode under rain erosion
QM Ansari, F Sánchez, L Doménech-Ballester… - Procedia Structural …, 2024 - Elsevier
Offshore wind turbine blades are exposed to a wide range of environmental and loading
conditions during operation. Rain droplet impact is one of the load cases that causes …
conditions during operation. Rain droplet impact is one of the load cases that causes …
Engineering viscoelastic properties in polyurethane coatings to reduce erosion risks in wind turbine blades
The dynamic mechanical response of a commercial prototype Leading Edge Protection
(LEP) coating based on polyurethane (PU) chemistry is analysed using Dynamic …
(LEP) coating based on polyurethane (PU) chemistry is analysed using Dynamic …
PD–DEM hybrid modeling of leading edge erosion in wind turbine blades under controlled impact scenarios
This paper addresses the critical issue of leading edge erosion (LEE) on modern wind
turbine blades (WTBs) caused by solid particle impacts. LEE can harm the structural integrity …
turbine blades (WTBs) caused by solid particle impacts. LEE can harm the structural integrity …