Articles | Volume 10, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-10-1887-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-10-1887-2025
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09 Sep 2025
Research article |  | 09 Sep 2025

Developing an atlas of rain-induced leading edge erosion for wind turbine blades in the Dutch North Sea

Marco Caboni and Gerwin van Dalum

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Precision Weather Forecasting with Large Eddy Simulation [code] Whiffle B. V. https://whiffle.nl

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Weather simulations carried out over a decade showed that the average erosivity of rainfall on wind turbine blades increases from the southwestern part of the Dutch North Sea to the northeastern region. These results suggest that future wind farms developed in the northeast are likely to encounter higher erosion rates compared to those currently operating in the southwest. This requires special attention when developing mitigation strategies.
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