Blades

Turbine technology

When: Wednesday, 3 April 2019, 14:00 - 15:30
Where: Luxua 1

Session description

Attendees will see a broad variety of blade-related topics. From the design of long blades to the impact of manufacturing flaws and process simulation, authors from the industry will share their achievements and experiences. This is combined with presentations addressing applications of CFD to rain erosion test rigs and the use of alternative materials for new blade designs.

Learning objectives

• segmentation of ultra-long blades;
• impact of blade manufacturing flaws;
• droplet particle tracking CFD;
• Process simulation for blade manufacturing
• Use for new materials for wind turbine blades

Session chair

Paul McKeever

Head of Strategic Research, ORE Catapult

Christian Bak

Senior Scientist, DTU Wind Energy

Presentations

Innovations in the design of the next generation of blades

Sabrina Malpede

Managing Director, ACT Blade Ltd

Multi-physics process model to simulate thick-section composite infusion

Stephen Nolet

Senior Director - Innovation & Technology, TPI Composites

Challenges of Next Generation Wind Turbine Blades

John Korsgaard

Senior Director, LM Wind Power

Blade manufacturing flaws in operational assets

Amilcar Zambrano

Senior Engineer, DNV GL

Computational fluid dynamics methodology for characterisation of leading edge erosion in whirling arm test rigs

Robbie Herring

EngD Student, University of Bristol