Materials for Wind Turbine Blades: An Overview

• Published in: Materials Vol. 10; no. 11; p. 1285
• Main Authors: Mishnaevsky, Leon, Branner, Kim, Petersen, Helga, Beauson, Justine, McGugan, Malcolm, Sørensen, Bent
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 09.11.2017; MDPI
• Subjects: Composite materials; Epoxy matrix composites; Glass fiber reinforced plastics; Glass-epoxy composites; Polymer matrix composites; Review; Turbine blades; Turbines; Wind turbines; blades; modeling; reliability; manufacturing; wind turbine; wind energy; properties; composite materials

A short overview of composite materials for wind turbine applications is presented here. Requirements toward the wind turbine materials, loads, as well as available materials are reviewed. Apart from the traditional composites for wind turbine blades (glass fibers/epoxy matrix composites), natural c...