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As blade tip speed increases with ever larger wind turbine blades, so does the importance of developing better ways to protect the blade’s surface.
The effect of turbine blade leading edge erosion (LEE) not only decreases aerodynamic efficiency, but also invites premature failure.
A steam turbine is a device that uses pressurized steam’s thermal energy to drive mechanical work on a revolving output shaft. Modern steam turbines are made utilizing sophisticated metalworking ...
The Burlington Electric Department, Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger and Massachusetts-based ARC Industries are planning to put up what they are calling a leading-edge rooftop wind turbine at ...
Maplewood-based 3M Co. has teamed up with wind-turbine maintenance specialist Rope Partner to study the effects of damage to wind turbine blade edges.
Steam turbine blade cracking often suggests the need for an upgraded blade design. Follow the process of reversing engineering a failed blade to produce a more reliable and efficient design.
BladeRobots will offer AI-assisted blade leading edge maintenance to the wider wind industry after being incubated within the turbine OEM giant, with its CEO named as current Ventus Wind Services ...
A large wind turbine caused traffic delays and one injury after falling off the back of a truck in Washington County, Maryland. The post Giant Wind Turbine Blade Falls Onto Highway, Snarling ...
Case study: 42 wind turbine blades repaired and protected At an onshore Windfarm in Denmark, 42 wind turbine blades were exhibiting signs of severe erosion on the leading edges. Previously, the ...
A truck was pulling a wind turbine blade when the object struck a guardrail, blocking traffic along I-70 in Maryland.
A new extra-long turbine blade launched by Alstom promises improved efficiency and performance for its future nuclear power plant steam turbines.