Technology of Wind Turbine Blades

Lecture:  
Date and time: Tuesday, 13.15 - 14.45
Location: Lecture room 003, ground floor, Hermann-Blenk-Str. 37, 38108 Braunschweig
Start: 25.10.2022
Lecturer: Dr.-Ing. A. Bauknecht and Tim Luplow, M.Sc.
  The lecture is partially held in English and partially in German.
Link to IFL website: Technology of Wind Turbine Blades

Exam dates

Exercises  
Date and time: Tuesday, 15.00 - 15.45
Location: Lecture hall 003, ground floor, Hermann-Blenk-Str. 37, 38108 Braunschweig
Start: 25.10.2022
Tutor: Dr.-Ing. A. Bauknecht and Tim Luplow, M.Sc.
  These exercises are partially held in English and partially in German.

Course Objective

The students can classify and describe the various wind turbine types and their aerodynamic characteristics. They are also capable of solving or programming the blade element method, and to use the method to relate the energy balances to the flow physics. Using the wind turbine design software QBlade, the students can quantify the aerodynamic performance and the power output of any rotor design. From the structural part, the students know the various designs of modern rotor blades. They are familiar with typical load cases resulting from several sources. They can analyze typical damages which may occur in composite rotor blades, both in composite and sandwich structures. Furthermore, they are able to use classical ways of mechanical analysis with respect to stiffness and strength including the usage of codes like eLamX.

Course Content

  • Designation and basic concepts
  • 2D aerodynamics: boundary layer theory, potential theory
  • 3D aerodynamics: flow around finite wing
  • 1D momentum theory for an ideal wind turbine
  • Classical blade element method
  • Rotor blade design and characteristics
  • Typical construction methods: wing; wing connection, tower
  • Fiber composites and core materials
  • Damage cases
  • Testing methods
  • Manufacturing, assembly