A Study on Optimmal Design of Filament Winding Composite Tower for 2 MW Class Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Systems

Lim, Sung-Jin; Kong, Changduk; Park, Hyunbum

doi:10.7234/kscm.2012.25.2.054

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“…This research intends to bridge the gap that the feasibility studies have not addressed: the capability of Zambian industries to manufacture grid-scale wind turbine blades and towers. A turbine blade typically costs 10-15 % of the system cost [11], whereas the tower costs 20-25 % of the whole wind turbine system cost [12]. Therefore, the combined cost of the blades and tower can be as high as 40 % of the system cost; hence, this research focused on the blades and tower.…”

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Capability of Zambian Industries to Manufacture Grid-Scale Wind Turbine Blades and Towers

Mutale,

Banda,

Wang

et al. 2023

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In Zambia, three feasibility studies have been conducted to assess the potential of wind energy for power generation. However, these studies did not investigate the capability of local support industries to manufacture wind turbine blades and towers. This study aimed to investigate and profile the capability of Zambian industries to manufacture wind turbine blades and towers. The study used a mixed-method approach to collect data; this utilized qualitative and quantitative approaches. The population of Zambian industries was collected from the Zambia Association of Manufacturers based on the registered members. This data was used to define the population for the study; the population was arranged into three strata whose characteristics are homogeneous within the stratum. Due to the low population, the study was conducted on the whole population. The qualitative data was collected from each stratum using a quantitative data collection tool developed for each stratum and analyzed. The study considered the capability of manufacturing companies based on wind potential results for Class III and Class IV, which exist in some sites. The results have revealed that on an as-is basis, no company in Zambia can manufacture WT blades and towers unless there is a complete overhaul of some companies or total investment in new infrastructure and equipment. The findings are useful for stakeholders involved in developing the wind power sector in Zambia.

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Capability of Zambian Industries to Manufacture Grid-Scale Wind Turbine Blades and Towers

Mutale,

Banda,

Wang

et al. 2023

Preprint

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“…The process is primarily used for cylindrical components but can be adapted for any shape. 15 In the prepreg technology, the fiber material is preimpregnated with resin at room temperature and then laid up onto the mold surface, vacuum bagged, and then heated. 14 In the resin infusion, the dry fibers are sited in a mold, which seals and encapsulates the dry fibers.…”

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“…In the filament winding, the fiber and resin are wound together around the mandrel. The process is primarily used for cylindrical components but can be adapted for any shape . In the prepreg technology, the fiber material is preimpregnated with resin at room temperature and then laid up onto the mold surface, vacuum bagged, and then heated .…”

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Carbon Nanotube Wind Turbine Blades: How Far Are We Today from Laboratory Tests to Industrial Implementation?

Boncel

Kolanowska

Kuziel

et al. 2018

ACS Appl. Nano Mater.

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With a few works in 2010 on the application of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in wind turbine blades (WTBs), new hope has arrived promising to conquer the so-far used materials. From that moment, several dozens of publications have been published confirming that CNTstypically considered as "universal soldiers" in the composite, hybrid, and hierarchical materialscould be a reliable component of WTBs. However, all of the experimental results, in a few cases supported by theoretical models, were obtained only at the laboratory scale. This review intends to answer the title question by summarizing the up-to-now efforts and comparing the levels of outperformance of CNT-based WTBs. The general conclusion from the review is that the physicochemical and mechanical properties of CNT-based WTBs, although promising, must be balanced by economy and technological aspects, with the reliability of large-scale synthesis and standardization of CNT batches as the key aspects.

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“…In their preliminary investigation, Schaumann and Keindorf (2008) compared three different sandwich shells with solid steel ones ("monocoque") on the basis of ultimate limit state calculations and concluded that sandwich shells are more efficient with respect to buckling. Lim et al (2013) worked on the geometrical optimization of a sandwich-section tower, manufactured by the filament winding method using glass/epoxy materials, under wind loads. They pointed out its advantages compared to conventional steel towers, in terms of stability under wind loads, as well as weight and cost efficiency.…”

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Cross-Section Optimization of Sandwich-Type Cylindrical Wind Turbine Towers

Vernardos¹,

Gantes²

2015

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences

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As wind energy is aggressively expanding within the alternative sources' part of modern world's energy pie, the need of addressing various obstacles that limit further wind utilization becomes all the more urgent. From a structural engineering point of view, surmounting the tower-base diameter limitation, dictated by the current transportation capabilities, is one of the industry's primary issues. The concept presented in this study, as a means to address this issue, is the implementation of a composite, sandwichtype tower section instead of today's predominant, conventional steel-only tubular section. The proposed section consists of two steel faces and a core of some lightweight material, binding and keeping them at a specified distance, thus providing significantly improved mechanical properties with minimal additional weight and cost. As an initial step towards a feasibility investigation of the proposed section, the analytical expressions that govern its behavior under either axial or bending loads are formulated in the current study. The results are verified by comparison with those obtained from a specialized composite section software, as well as a general purpose finite element software. The analytical solution is then employed to carry out extensive parametric analyses, involving a wide range of material qualities and layer thicknesses, leading to the optimization of the section, in terms of either elastic bending strength or initial stiffness. Finally, the determination of the optimal section-properties, which provide the most efficient solution regarding both criteria, is addressed, resulting in a preliminary design tool for sandwich-type, wind-turbine-tower sections.

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A Study on Optimmal Design of Filament Winding Composite Tower for 2 MW Class Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Systems

Cited by 4 publications

References 5 publications

Capability of Zambian Industries to Manufacture Grid-Scale Wind Turbine Blades and Towers

Capability of Zambian Industries to Manufacture Grid-Scale Wind Turbine Blades and Towers

Carbon Nanotube Wind Turbine Blades: How Far Are We Today from Laboratory Tests to Industrial Implementation?

Cross-Section Optimization of Sandwich-Type Cylindrical Wind Turbine Towers

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