Developments in materials for offshore wind turbine blades
Abstract
Rotor blades are large-scale integral hybrid structures. For a large part they are made of composites, with bolted blade–hub connections and integrated lightning protection, and including various types of composite structural materials and elements. During their life in an offshore wind farm they suffer from environmental loads, extreme loads and fatigue.
This chapter discusses the role of materials in creating structures capable of dealing with these loads and highlights current and future developments in (composite) materials, manufacturing methods ...
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