Print Email Facebook Twitter A Non-Linear Upscaling Approach for Wind Turbines Blades Based on Stresses Title A Non-Linear Upscaling Approach for Wind Turbines Blades Based on Stresses Author Castillo Capponi, P. Van Bussel, G.J.W. Ashuri, T. Kallesoe, B. Faculty Aerospace Engineering Department Aerodynamics, Wind Energy & Propulsion Date 2011-03-14 Abstract The linear scaling laws for upscaling wind turbine blades show a linear increase of stresses due to the weight. However, the stresses should remain the same for a suitable design. Application of linear scaling laws may lead to an upscaled blade that may not be any more a feasible design. In this paper a non-linear upscaling approach is presented with the aim of keeping the stresses in the upscaled blade the same as the reference blade. The stresses due to the weight, aerodynamics and centrifugal forces are taken into account and the blade is modeled as a beam with equivalent structural properties. This new methodology is used to upscale the 5 MW NREL wind turbine blade to a 20 MW wind turbine blade. As a result, a 20 MW wind turbine blade is obtained in which the stresses are the same as the 5 MW blade. This provides initial blade design solution for optimization studies that is feasible and enables the designer to explore other interesting aspects of larger scale wind turbines. Subject wind turbines blade designnon-linear scaling lawBlades aeroelasticityupscaling To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:921eba0a-7a07-42d6-a3c5-66548db09009 Source EWEA 2011: Europe's Premier Wind Energy Event, Brussels, Belgium, 14-17 March 2011 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type conference paper Rights (c) 2011 The Author(s) Files PDF Capponi_2011.pdf 200.42 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:921eba0a-7a07-42d6-a3c5-66548db09009/datastream/OBJ/view