Validation of a modeling methodology for wind turbine rotor blades based on a full-scale blade test

Noever-Castelos, Pablo; Haller, Bernd; Balzani, Claudio

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-7-105-2022

Articles | Volume 7, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-7-105-2022

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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-7-105-2022

© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 7, issue 1

Research article

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21 Jan 2022

Research article |

| 21 Jan 2022

Validation of a modeling methodology for wind turbine rotor blades based on a full-scale blade test

Pablo Noever-Castelos, Bernd Haller, and Claudio Balzani

Data sets

Full scale blade test of a 20 m wind turbine blade within the SmartBlades2 project Bernd Haller and Pablo Noever-Castelos https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4605409

Supplement to: Validation of a modeling methodology for wind turbine rotor blades based on a full scale blade test Pablo Noever-Castelos, Bernd Haller, and Claudio Balzani https://doi.org/10.25835/0048541

Short summary

Modern rotor blade designs depend on detailed numerical models and simulations. Thus, a validated modeling methodology is fundamental for reliable designs. This paper briefly presents a modeling algorithm for rotor blades, its validation against real-life full-scale blade tests, and the respective test data. The hybrid 3D shell/solid finite-element model is successfully validated against the conducted classical bending tests in flapwise and lead–lag direction as well as novel torsion tests.