%I EDP Sciences
%A A.N. Mengal
%A S. Karuppanan
%A A.A. Wahab
%V 13
%T Structural analysis of basalt fiber reinforced plastic wind turbine blade
%C Kuala Lumpur
%J MATEC Web of Conferences
%L scholars5029
%O cited By 12; Conference of 4th International Conference on Production, Energy and Reliability, ICPER 2014 ; Conference Date: 3 June 2014 Through 5 June 2014; Conference Code:106620
%R 10.1051/matecconf/20141304019
%D 2014
%X In this study, Basalt fiber reinforced plastic (BFRP) wind turbine blade was analyzed and compared with Glass fiber reinforced plastic blade (GFRP). Finite element analysis (FEA) of blade was carried out using ANSYS. Data for FEA was obtained by using rule of mixture. The shell element in ANSYS was used to simulate the wind turbine blade and to conduct its strength analysis. The structural analysis and comparison of blade deformations proved that BFRP wind turbine blade has better strength compared to GFRP wind turbine blade. © 2014 Owned by the authors, published by EDP Sciences.
%K Fiber reinforced plastics; Structural analysis; Wind turbines, Basalt fiber; Blade deformation; Rule of mixture; Shell element; Strength analysis; Wind turbine blades, Turbomachine blades