Objetivo Industrial objectives and strategic aspects:As the required financial investments to achieve the expansion of the installed capacity of wind turbine grow, the economical pressure on reliable and structurally optimised blades, that are fit for their designed life, will increase. Especially for larger wind turbines, optimisation of the use of material becomes more effective and necessary since the blade mass increases more than proportional to the blade energy output capacity. Very large blades may even become practically impossible without further knowledge of the material behaviour since the dominating loads on the material are caused by the blade mass. At the same time, economical utilisation of large wind farms, offshore and onshore, consisting of MW wind turbines demands reliable and non-stop operation. This is especially true for offshore turbines, due to poor accessibility.Rotor blades are unique because of a combination of factors:- Blades are subjected to complex and severe fatigue loads (variable amplitude loads), comprising often more than one billion of fatigue cycles.- Blades are subjected to a variety of external environmental conditions.- The inner structural parts of the blades where most of the material is located consist of thick laminates that have a complex stress state.Therefore, a sound and accurate understanding of the structural behaviour of the material under complex loading, complex stress states and a variety of environmental conditions and their possible interactions is necessary, in order to optimise the use of material in the blade and to obtain reliable blades. This also includes the knowledge of thick laminates and the effects of residual stresses.Description of work:The project aims to provide accurate design recommendations for the optimised use of materials within wind turbine rotor blades and to achieve improved reliability. This considers the design of new blades, but also the prediction of the residual strength and life. The latter can be used to extend the life of the blade or avoid unexpected failures, which will result in a better use of material. Furthermore, the possibility of repair will prevent waste of material. To achieve this overall objective, the project will investigate the structural behaviour of the composite material under the unique combination of conditions experienced by rotor blades such as variable amplitude loading, complex 3-D stress states, extreme environmental conditions, thick laminates and their possible interactions. Techniques will be developed for life extension, condition assessment and repair. The major deliverable of the project will be improved design recommendations for the next generation of rotor blades.Expected results and exploitation plans:With the accurate and reliable design recommendations resulting from this project, reliable blades with optimised use of materials can be designed.Together with the application of condition assessment and repair, this will result in:- Reliable blades (fewer unexpected or premature failures)- Reduced use of material and environmental impact- Life extension of blades- Less waste of material (fewer rejected blades and components)- Larger availability of the wind turbine- Extension of the possible size of turbine All these aspects can contribute to the reduction of costs for wind energy. This concerns investment costs by lighter components and less waste of material as well as running cost due to the larger availability. The possible reduction of the material use will lower the impact on earth's resources and environment. The reduction can result from direct weight saving and from the increased reliability which prevents the need for replacements and waste of material. Ámbito científico engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcompositesengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energywind power Programa(s) FP5-EESD - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002" Tema(s) 1.1.4.-6. - Key action Economic and Efficient Energy for a Competitive Europe Convocatoria de propuestas Data not available Régimen de financiación CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinador N/A Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Participantes (16) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo CENTRE FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES Grecia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Marathonos Avenue, Km. 19 19009 RAPHINA (PIKEERMI) Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos COUNCIL FOR THE CENTRAL LABORATORY OF THE RESEARCH COUNCILS Reino Unido Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Chilton OX11 0QX DIDCOT,HARWELL,CHILTON Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos DET NORSKE VERITAS DANMARK A/S Dinamarca Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Tuborg Parkvej 8, 3rd 2900 HELLERUP Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos DEUTSCHES WINDENERGIE - INSTITUT GMBH Alemania Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Ebert Strasse 96 WILHELMSHAVEN Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos ENRON WIND GMBH Alemania Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Holsterfeld 5a 48499 SALZBERGEN Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos GAMESA EOLICA SA España Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Poligono Industrial los Agustinos s/n 31003 PAMPLONA Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTRE Alemania Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Pfaffenwaldring 38-40 70569 STUTTGART Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos GERMANISCHER LLOYD WINDENERGIE GMBH Alemania Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Johannisbollwerk 6-8 HAMBURG Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos LM GLASFIBER A/S Dinamarca Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Rolles Moellevej 1 6640 LUNDERSKOV Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos NORDEX ENERGY GMBH Alemania Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Bornbach 2 22848 NORDERSTEDT Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos POLYMARIN BEHEER BV Países Bajos Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Nijverheidsweg 7 1671 GC MEDEMBLIK Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos RISOE NATIONAL LABORATORY Dinamarca Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Frederiksborgvej 399 ROSKILDE Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos STICHTING KENNISCENTRUM WINDTURBINE MATERIALEN EN CONSTRUCTIES Países Bajos Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Kluisgat 5 1771 MV WIERINGERWERF Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos University of Patras Grecia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección University Campus Rio 26110 PATRAS Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S Dinamarca Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección 27,Smed Soerensens Vej 5 6950 RINGKOBING Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL Bélgica Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Pleinlaan 2 1050 BRUXELLES Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos