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Impact of Site-Specific Thermal Residual Stress on the Fatigue of Wind-Turbine Blades
Thermal residual stresses can have a substantial impact on the bond line fatigue of wind turbine blades and the initiation of tunneling cracks in the adhesive layer early in their operational life. Thermal residual stresses develop during the manufacture of the blade as a consequence of the temperature difference between the curing conditions and the operating environmental conditions. Polymers are used as adhesive or matrix material for fiber rein-forced materials. Their physical properties, e.g., the coefficient of thermal expansion, Young’s modulus, and the tensile strength, depend on the curing process, i.e., the degree of cure and the temperature. Moreover, the ambient temperature for the blade during its operational life underlies a statistical distribution, which is site-specific. Traditionally, the design evaluation is conducted with material properties obtained at room temperature of 23°C. Taking into account the variability of temperature at a specific site, e.g., from −35°C to 25°C, will increase the fidelity of the design evaluation. This research investigates the impact of thermal residual stress on the fatigue stress exposure along the trailing-edge bond line during operational blade life. A simplified approach using temperature-independent material properties for different temperature sites at Northern, Central, and Southern European wind farm sites is compared to an advanced approach using temperature-dependent properties. It was found that the simplistic approach yields more conservative results. ; We acknowledge the support provided by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) within the SmartBlades2 project (0324032B) and the ReliaBlade project (0324335A). Moreover, we would like to thank SSP Technology A/S for providing the geometry and the laminate plan for the wind-turbine blade model for this research.
Impact of Site-Specific Thermal Residual Stress on the Fatigue of Wind-Turbine Blades
Thermal residual stresses can have a substantial impact on the bond line fatigue of wind turbine blades and the initiation of tunneling cracks in the adhesive layer early in their operational life. Thermal residual stresses develop during the manufacture of the blade as a consequence of the temperature difference between the curing conditions and the operating environmental conditions. Polymers are used as adhesive or matrix material for fiber rein-forced materials. Their physical properties, e.g., the coefficient of thermal expansion, Young’s modulus, and the tensile strength, depend on the curing process, i.e., the degree of cure and the temperature. Moreover, the ambient temperature for the blade during its operational life underlies a statistical distribution, which is site-specific. Traditionally, the design evaluation is conducted with material properties obtained at room temperature of 23°C. Taking into account the variability of temperature at a specific site, e.g., from −35°C to 25°C, will increase the fidelity of the design evaluation. This research investigates the impact of thermal residual stress on the fatigue stress exposure along the trailing-edge bond line during operational blade life. A simplified approach using temperature-independent material properties for different temperature sites at Northern, Central, and Southern European wind farm sites is compared to an advanced approach using temperature-dependent properties. It was found that the simplistic approach yields more conservative results. ; We acknowledge the support provided by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) within the SmartBlades2 project (0324032B) and the ReliaBlade project (0324335A). Moreover, we would like to thank SSP Technology A/S for providing the geometry and the laminate plan for the wind-turbine blade model for this research.
Impact of Site-Specific Thermal Residual Stress on the Fatigue of Wind-Turbine Blades
Antoniou, Alexandros (author) / Rosemeier, Malo (author) / Tazefidan, Kutlualp (author) / Krimmer, Alexander (author) / Wolken-Möhlmann, Gerrit (author)
2020-01-06
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
DDC:
690
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