ANALYSIS OF WIND TURBINE BLADES FROM LIGNOCELLULOSIC COMPOSITES SUBJECTED TO STATIC BENDING

Abstract

This paper presents the results of numerical analysis of stress and strain states which develop in wind turbine blades, modeled from various lignocellulosic composites. A blade structure type NACA 44XX with length 1.5m, power of 2.5kW and a rotational speed of 636 rpm, based on numerical calculations and the aerodynamic theory was designed in Catia program. The model was imported in finite element analysis program - HyperMesh, which were successively awarded four types of elastic properties corresponding to solid wood - oak, lignocellulose composites based on mixture of polyurethane resin and wood particle, glass fiber composite and carbon fibers. Four types of external loads were placed successively in different areas of the longitudinal axis of the blade, simulating wind force. The variation of stress and strain states expressing the advantages and disadvantages of the proposed materials, noting that risk areas of the blade structure can be reduced through various technological ways - through the addition of material thicknesses, changes to the reinforcement of composite layers by introducing layers with higher elastic properties, the introduction of local or global reinforcing elements.

Keywords

• wind turbine blade
• lignocellulosic composite
• solid wood
• bending
• stress and strain state