Leading edge erosion of wind turbine blades: Understanding, prevention and protection

L Mishnaevsky Jr, CB Hasager, C Bak, AM Tilg… - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Surface erosion of wind turbine blades is one of rather critical problems of the wind energy
development. In this overview paper, recent studies in the mechanisms, modelling and …

Surface erosion due to particle-surface interactions-A review

R Tarodiya, A Levy - Powder technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Surface erosion is a critical factor in the design and operation of components in particulate
handling services. It affects their performance, reliability, and service life. In spite of decades …

Thermoplastic polyurethane-carbon black nanocomposite coating: Fabrication and solid particle erosion resistance

M Dong, Q Li, H Liu, C Liu, EK Wujcik, Q Shao, T Ding… - Polymer, 2018 - Elsevier
Carbon black (CB)/thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) nanocomposites with a range of
nanoparticle loadings were prepared successfully by using a joint co-coagulation technique …

Micromechanisms of leading edge erosion of wind turbine blades: X‐ray tomography analysis and computational studies

L Mishnaevsky Jr, S Fæster, LP Mikkelsen… - Wind …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Micromechanisms of leading edge erosion of wind turbine blades are studied with the use of
X‐ray tomography and computational micromechanics simulations. Computational unit cell …

Effect of nano-silica on the mechanical properties of acrylic polyurethane coatings

M Malaki, Y Hashemzadeh, M Karevan - Progress in Organic Coatings, 2016 - Elsevier
A special focus has recently been made on the enhancement of the mechano-tribological
properties of the clearcoats commonly used in several industries such as the automotive …

Toolbox for optimizing anti‐erosion protective coatings of wind turbine blades: Overview of mechanisms and technical solutions

L Mishnaevsky Jr - Wind Energy, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Factors and structural parameters of coatings influencing the efficiency of protective coating
systems against rain erosion of wind turbine blades are reviewed. The possibilities to …

Enhanced solid particle erosion properties of thermoplastic polyurethane‐carbon nanotube nanocomposites

M Dong, C Wang, H Liu, C Liu, C Shen… - Macromolecular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
A co‐coagulation method combined with hot pressing technique is successfully applied to
fabricate thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) nanocomposites with different contents of …

Abrasion resistance of acrylic polyurethane coatings reinforced by nano-silica

M Malaki, Y Hashemzadeh, AF Tehrani - Progress in Organic Coatings, 2018 - Elsevier
Nano-particulate reinforced polymer composites are recently being used in many laboratory
and industrial applications such as automotive manufacturing industries. However, still …

Micromechanical model of surface erosion of polyurethane coatings on wind turbine blades

L Mishnaevsky Jr, J Sütterlin - Polymer Degradation and Stability, 2019 - Elsevier
An analytical model of rain erosion of coatings from segregated polyurethanes is developed.
The model proposes an interrelation between the structure and morphology of segregated …

Solid particle erosion of graphene-based coatings

AF Alajmi, M Ramulu - Wear, 2021 - Elsevier
Solid particle erosion experiments have been conducted to study the erosion behavior of
multiple graphene-based coatings. In this paper, the effects of three factors on the erosion …