Stress Characteristics Analysis on a Composite Wind Turbine Blade

Abstract:

The stress characteristics on a composite wind turbine blade are analyzed by using a finite element method. The whole stress level of the spar cap and the blade root is higher than that of the shear web and the airfoil plate, so the spar cap and the blade root are the main force-supporting parts. If the stress concentration point on the interface corner between the blade root and the shear web is neglected, the stress of the spar cap is higher than that of the blade root, and its maximum stress and mean stress are 211 MPa and 180 MPa respectively. The maximum stress of the blade is only 34.8% of the tensile stress of the glass-fiber/epoxy composites. It indicates that the laminate structural design of the blade is inclined to be safety.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 602-604)
• Pages: 111-114
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.602-604.111
• Online since: December 2012
• Authors: Peng Zhan Zhou, Fang Sheng Tan
• Keywords: Composite, Finite Element Method (FEM), Stress Characteristic, Wind Turbine Blade

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