The increasing developments in wind turbine technology, coupled with an unpredictable operating environment, present significant challenges regarding erosion issues on the leading edge of the blade tips. This review examines the potential degradation posed by the different environmental variables, with specific emphasis on both rain droplet and hailstone impact on the blade leading edge. Drawing on both the insights from experimental results and recent field data from the literature, the mechanisms of leading edge erosion are discussed. Meteorological tools that may enable rain and hailstone erosion prediction are addressed, as well as potential experimental and numerical approaches that may provide insight into the nature of impact and erosion on the blade surface.


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    Title :

    On erosion issues associated with the leading edge of wind turbine blades


    Contributors:
    Keegan, M.H. (author) / Nash, D.H. (author) / Stack, M.M. (author)

    Published in:

    Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics ; 46 , 38 ; 383001/1-383001/20


    Publication date :

    2013


    Size :

    20 Seiten, 92 Quellen




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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