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NOWITECH - Research Network
Buckling resistant blades - TRL3
Method to increase buckling resistance in wind turbine blades through unbalanced fibre composite lay ups.
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The potential for load alleviation and increased critical buckling load through the use of unbalanced fibre layup has been documented for a large number of design cases through simulations and laboratory experiments.
Numerical model/method