... level, this study was conducted to assess the feasibility of using thermoplastic composites for MW-size wind turbine blades by investigating preliminary design and manufacturing issues. 18 03 2005 21 06 2005 rotors blades wind turbines carbon fibre reinforced plastics glass fibre...

... 15, 2003; funal revision, June 30, 2003. Associate Editor: D. Berg. 15 February 2003 26 11 2003 wind turbines fatigue testing carbon fibres compressive strength polymers laminates carbon fibre reinforced plastics This paper presents an overview of recent static...

... is to enable the use of carbon fiber reinforced plastic material for large wind turbine rotor blades by establishing material design data, analyzing production methods, developing cost-effective blade root joints, and assessing blade and turbine costs. At the start of the project, the ratio of the weight...