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Title: Advanced Blade Manufacturing Project - Final Report

Abstract

The original scope of the project was to research improvements to the processes and materials used in the manufacture of wood-epoxy blades, conduct tests to qualify any new material or processes for use in blade design and subsequently build and test six blades using the improved processes and materials. In particular, ABM was interested in reducing blade cost and improving quality. In addition, ABM needed to find a replacement material for the mature Douglas fir used in the manufacturing process. The use of mature Douglas fir is commercially unacceptable because of its limited supply and environmental concerns associated with the use of mature timber. Unfortunately, the bankruptcy of FloWind in June 1997 and a dramatic reduction in AWT sales made it impossible for ABM to complete the full scope of work. However, sufficient research and testing were completed to identify several promising changes in the blade manufacturing process and develop a preliminary design incorporating these changes.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States); Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
US Department of Energy (US)
OSTI Identifier:
12657
Report Number(s):
SAND99-2017
TRN: AH200120%%370
DOE Contract Number:  
AC04-94AL85000
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1 Aug 1999
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; DESIGN; MANUFACTURING; SALES; TESTING; TURBINE BLADES; WOOD; EPOXIDES; MATERIAL SUBSTITUTION

Citation Formats

POORE, ROBERT Z. Advanced Blade Manufacturing Project - Final Report. United States: N. p., 1999. Web. doi:10.2172/12657.
POORE, ROBERT Z. Advanced Blade Manufacturing Project - Final Report. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/12657
POORE, ROBERT Z. 1999. "Advanced Blade Manufacturing Project - Final Report". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/12657. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/12657.
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year = {Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1999},
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