Development of a numerical model of a novel leading edge protection component for wind turbine blades

Finnegan, William; Dasan Keeryadath, Priya; Ó Coistealbha, Rónán; Flanagan, Tomas; Flanagan, Michael; Goggins, Jamie

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-5-1567-2020

Articles | Volume 5, issue 4

Wind Energ. Sci., 5, 1567–1577, 2020

https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-5-1567-2020

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Special issue: Wind Energy Science Conference 2019

Wind Energ. Sci., 5, 1567–1577, 2020

https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-5-1567-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 5, issue 4

Research article 13 Nov 2020

Research article | 13 Nov 2020

Development of a numerical model of a novel leading edge protection component for wind turbine blades

William Finnegan et al.

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RC1: 'Very good paper.', Anonymous Referee #1, 04 Apr 2020
- AC1: 'Response to Reviewer #1', William Finnegan, 06 Aug 2020
RC2: 'comments', Anonymous Referee #2, 21 Jul 2020
- AC2: 'Response to Reviewer #2', William Finnegan, 06 Aug 2020

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AR by Anna Wenzel on behalf of the Authors (27 Aug 2020) Author's response

ED: Publish as is (23 Sep 2020) by Lars Pilgaard Mikkelsen

ED: Publish as is (28 Sep 2020) by Jakob Mann(Chief Editor)

Short summary

Leading edge erosion is an ever-existing damage issue on wind turbine blades. This paper presents the numerical finite element analysis model for incorporating a new leading edge protection component for offshore applications, which is manufactured from thermoplastic polyurethane, into wind turbine blade designs. The model has been validated against experimental trials at demonstrator level, comparing the deflection and strains during testing, and then applied to a full-scale wind turbine blade.