Monday, June 27, 2011

Wind Turbine Rotors - What's Up?

What are those ROTOR BLADES made of?

1.  Wood laminates layered with epoxy, solid wood for small rotors

2. Steel and Aluminum Alloys
    Spar and Skin construction (skeleton and outer skin, aviation technology)

3. Glass Reinforced Polyester or Wood/ Epoxy


4. Synthetic composites:
   Polyester or epoxy matrix reinforced with glass fibers
  Resin soaked glass Strands wrapped around forms

5. Hybrid Composities
   Aluminum + thin Aramid (strong heat-resistant fiber such as Kevlar)  or Carbon fiber and Epoxy    Layers

6. Epoxy resin in Engineered Fabric





photo: ScienceDaily
ref: M Ragheb1-5
Owens Corning Ultrablade Fabric

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