Design, manufacturing and testing of wind turbine blades

Overview: TU Delft organized a workshop about the design and manufacturing of wind turbine blades. The goal was to provide a strong practical understanding of the context that underpins wind blade innovation, including an infusion lecture. The ESRs have been divided into teams and asked to design a wind turbine blade taking into account how the blade will be manufactured and tested. They have used CFD/FEA software to design their blades and the results have been baselined against actual blades from industry. The event included a short overview of the processes associated with aerospace manufacturing and testing, and opportunities for cross-learning between sectors has been discussed and some back-of-the-envelope calculations. Finally, there was a demonstration of the equipment used to manufacture and test blades at the composites lab located in the aircraft hall on the faculty of Aerospace Engineering at TU Delft.

Duration: TBC

Lead Beneficiary: TU Delft