Design of a blade section featuring passive load alleviation capabilities resulting from variable stiffness morphing structures

The main objective of this MSc thesis project is to investigate the load alleviation potential of a variable stiffness bi-stable morphing blade section under extreme gust conditions by designing such a blade section. This project builds on the work of Arrieta et al. and Kuder et al. and is based on the DU 93-W-210 airfoil. The bi-stable element...