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A review on failure modes of wind turbine components
Olabi, Abdul Ghani Wilberforce, Tabbi Elsaid, Khaled Sayed, Enas Taha Salameh, Tareq Abdelkareem, Mohammad Ali Baroutaji, Ahmad
Olabi, Abdul Ghani
Wilberforce, Tabbi
Elsaid, Khaled
Sayed, Enas Taha
Salameh, Tareq
Abdelkareem, Mohammad Ali
Baroutaji, Ahmad
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2021-08-24
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To meet the increasing energy demand, renewable energy is considered the best option. Its patronage is being encouraged by both the research and industrial community. The main driving force for most renewable systems is solar energy. It is abundant and pollutant free compared to fossil products. Wind energy is also considered an abundant medium of energy generation and often goes hand in hand with solar energy. The last few decades have seen a sudden surge in wind energy compared to solar energy due to most wind energy systems being cost effective compared to solar energy. Wind turbines are often categorised as large or small depending on their application and energy generation output. Sustainable materials for construction of different parts of wind turbines are being encouraged to lower the cost of the system. The turbine blades and generators perform crucial roles in the overall operation of the turbines; hence, their material composition is very critical. Today, most turbine blades are made up of natural fiber-reinforced polymer (NFRP) as well as glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP). Others are also made from wood and some metallic materials. Each of the materials introduced has specific characteristics that affect the system’s efficiency. This investigation explores the influence of these materials on turbine efficiency. Observations have shown that composites reinforced with nanomaterials have excellent mechanical characteristics. Carbon nanotubes have unique characteristics that may make them valuable in wind turbine blades in the future. It is possible to strengthen carbon nanotubes with various kinds of resins to get a variety of different characteristics. Similarly, the end-of-life treatment methods for composite materials is also presented.
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Olabi AG, Wilberforce T, Elsaid K, Sayed ET, Salameh T, Abdelkareem MA, Baroutaji A. (2021) A Review on Failure Modes of Wind Turbine Components. Energies, 14(17):5241. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14175241
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© 2021 The Authors. Published by MDPI. This is an open access article available under a Creative Commons licence.
The published version can be accessed at the following link on the publisher’s website: https://doi.org/10.3390/en14175241
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1996-1073
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1996-1073