Published November 26, 2021 | Version 2021-11-26
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SmartBlades 2.0 Rotor Blade Nastran Models

Authors/Creators

  • 1. Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)
  • 2. Delft University of Technology

Description

The SmartBlades 2.0 project was funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) under the Funding number: 0324032.

The reference finite element model in which this dataset is based upon consists of a validated wind turbine blade model for this 20-meters blade:

Christian Willberg. (2020). Smartblades 2 finite element reference wind turbine blade model (1.1) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4604693

This dataset includes four finite element models of the SmartBlades 2.0 Rotor Blade, described below. All input files "*.bdf" were used in MSC Nastran version 2018.2 to generate the output files "*.h5".

1) SmartBlades2 Rotor Blade Model V02 Topology Update

Willberg, C. model updated with topology features in the trailing edge, and spar-web joint regions. Including additional strucutral and test sensor masses, and refined mesh of 50mm element size.

1A) Model incorporating a clamped root boundary condition and test sensor masses:

1B) Model incorporating a free-free boundary condition:


2) SmartBlades2 Rotor Blade Model V02b Sparweb Free Joint Variant

The V02 Topology Update model including RBE2 connections along the spar-web joints with decoupled rotation in the spanwise axis.

2A) Model incorporating a clamped root boundary condition and test sensor masses:

2B) Model incorporating a free-free boundary condition:

General data of the blade (from https://elib.dlr.de/131955/1/AG_FVW_in_der_Windenergie_191024_Stueve.pdf)
Diameter of the rotor 46.61m
Nominal rotational speed 37.1 rpm
Length of rotor blade 19.99 m
Maximum chord length 2.38 m
Max. pre-bend 1 m
Surface of main shell 69.8 m²
Blade nominal mass

Fiber mass (dry) 889.5 kg

Infusion Resin 579.3 kg

Bonding Resin 44 kg

Other materials (e.g. Foam) 80.5 kg

Extra masses (e.g. Sensors) 123.4 kg

Total mass of the blade 17168 kg

 

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Related works

References
Dataset: 10.5281/zenodo.3628356 (DOI)

References

  • Willberg, C. and Ravi, R. and Rieke, J. and Heinecke, F. (2021) Validation of a 20m wind turbine blade model. Energies, 14 (9). Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI). doi: 10.3390/en14092451. ISSN 1996-1073.
  • Gundlach, J. and Govers, Y. (2019) Experimental modal analysis of aeroelastic tailored rotor blades in different boundary conditions. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1356 (012023). Institute of Physics (IOP) Publishing. doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/1356/1/012023. ISSN 1742-6588.
  • Knebusch, J. and Gundlach, J. and Govers, Y. (2020) A systematic investigation of common gradient based model updating approaches applied to high-fidelity test-data of a wind turbine rotor blade. In: Proceedings of the XI International Conference on Structural Dynamics, pp. 2159-2174. EASD Procedia. EURODYN 2020 - XI International Conference on Structural Dynamics, 23.-26. Nov. 2020, Athens, Greece (Online). doi: 10.47964/1120.9175.19508. ISBN 978-618-85072-2-7. ISSN 23119020.
  • Foulds, D. (2021) Validation of Breathing Modes in Wind Turbine Blade Finite Element Models. Master's Thesis, Delft University of Technology. Official URL: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:d28b47de-3229-48c4-aa79-cd04e9775e8c