Design, Fabrication, and Test of a Composite Material Wind Turbine Rotor Blade.

Abstract

NASA Lewis Research Center awarded Contract NAS3-l9773 to Hamilton Standard Division of United Technologies Corporation on February 11, 1976. The contract covered the design, fabrication, and test of a composite material wind turbine rotor blade which would be compatible with an existing 125-foot (38.l M) diameter, 100 kW, wind generator system at the Plum Brook Station of Lewis Research Center, near Sandusky, Ohio. Studies conducted by Hamilton Standard as part of the General Electric Company team under NASA Contract NAS3-l9403 showed that light weight filament wound composite material wind turbine rotor blades would best meet the performance, structure, and cost objectives for a viable wind energy conversion system. The purpose of the work performed under this contract was to demonstrate the structural capability, ease of fabrication, and economic benefit of a filament wound fiberglass/epoxy matrix wind turbine rotor blade for a cost effective wind energy conversion system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA304732

Entities

People

  • D. G. Griffee Jr
  • E. R. More
  • R. E. Gustafson

Organizations

  • United Technologies Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Composite Materials
  • Computer Programs
  • Drive Shafts
  • Energy
  • Fabrication
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Measurement
  • Modal Analysis
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Strain Gages
  • Stress Analysis
  • Structural Analysis
  • Wind Energy
  • Wind Turbines

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  • Reinforced Composite Materials
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