Finite element simulations for investigating the strength characteristics of a 5&thinsp;m composite wind turbine blade

Muyan, Can; Coker, Demirkan

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-5-1339-2020

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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-5-1339-2020

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Wind Energy Science Conference 2019

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20 Oct 2020

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| 20 Oct 2020

Finite element simulations for investigating the strength characteristics of a 5 m composite wind turbine blade

Can Muyan and Demirkan Coker

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AC1: 'Manuscript updated', Can Muyan, 02 Apr 2020
RC1: 'Reviewer's comments', Xiao Chen, 09 Apr 2020
AC2: 'Response to Referee's Comments', Can Muyan, 07 May 2020
- RC2: 'Reviewer suggests ACCEPTANCE of this manuscript for publication', Xiao Chen, 07 May 2020
RC3: 'Reviewer's comments', Anonymous Referee #2, 12 May 2020
- AC3: 'Response to Referee Comments', Can Muyan, 29 May 2020

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Can Muyan on behalf of the Authors (27 Jun 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (13 Jul 2020) by Lars Pilgaard Mikkelsen

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (13 Jul 2020)

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (13 Jul 2020)

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (13 Jul 2020) by Lars Pilgaard Mikkelsen

AR by Can Muyan on behalf of the Authors (22 Jul 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (17 Aug 2020) by Lars Pilgaard Mikkelsen

ED: Publish as is (19 Aug 2020) by Jakob Mann (Chief editor)

AR by Can Muyan on behalf of the Authors (29 Aug 2020)

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Wind turbine blade prototypes undergo structural tests before they are used in the field so that any design failure can be detected prior to their operation. In this study, strength characteristics of a small-scale existing 5 m composite wind turbine blade is carried out utilizing the finite-element-method software package Ansys. The results show that the blade exhibits sufficient resistance against buckling. Yet, laminate failure is found to play a major role in the ultimate blade failure.