Structural Analysis of Basalt Fiber Reinforced Plastic Wind Turbine Blade

In this study, Basalt fiber reinforced plastic (BFRP) wind turbine blade was analyzed and compared with Glass fiber reinforced plastic blade (GFRP). Finite element analysis (FEA) of blade was carried out using ANSYS. Data for FEA was obtained by using rule of mixture. The shell element in ANSYS was...

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Main Authors: Mengal Ali Nawaz, Karuppanan Saravanan, Wahab Azmi Abdul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2014-07-01
Series:MATEC Web of Conferences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20141304019