Method of making a wooden wind turbine blade
Abstract
A wooden wind turbine blade is formed by laminating wood veneer in a compression mold having the exact curvature needed for one side of the blade, following which the other side of the blade is ground flat along its length but twisted with respect to the blade axis. 8 figs.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 7011823
- Patent Number(s):
- 4465537
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 6-379631
- Assignee:
- North Wind Power Co., Inc., Moretown, VT (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP03533
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 19 May 1982
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 17 WIND ENERGY; TURBINE BLADES; FABRICATION; WIND TURBINES; CASTING MOLDS; GRINDING; LAYERS; WOOD; COMMINUTION; EQUIPMENT; MACHINERY; MACHINING; TURBINES; TURBOMACHINERY; 170602* - Wind Energy Engineering- Turbine Design & Operation
Citation Formats
Coleman, C. Method of making a wooden wind turbine blade. United States: N. p., 1984.
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Coleman, C. Method of making a wooden wind turbine blade. United States.
Coleman, C. Tue .
"Method of making a wooden wind turbine blade". United States.
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abstractNote = {A wooden wind turbine blade is formed by laminating wood veneer in a compression mold having the exact curvature needed for one side of the blade, following which the other side of the blade is ground flat along its length but twisted with respect to the blade axis. 8 figs.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Aug 14 00:00:00 EDT 1984},
month = {Tue Aug 14 00:00:00 EDT 1984}
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