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Webinar: Effective Ways to Prevent Wind Blade Erosion

By Stacy Combest | January 6, 2016

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Maximizing efficiency of wind turbines is a vital consideration for operators, and managing erosion is a vital method to achieve this. Studies have consistently shown that erosion can lead to a loss in annual energy production (AEP) of up to 20% on severe cases. This figure is hard to ignore, and highlights the ROI benefits that can be achieved from paying close attention to erosion. The heart of the issue is the fact that wind blades come into contact with various elements in the air at rotation speeds up to 250 mph, leading to erosion in the form of pitting, gouging and delamination of the edge of the blade. This erosion not only compromises the integrity of the blade, but also impacts its aerodynamic efficiency, causing a significant loss in AEP. This loss can be compounded by the downtime necessary to make repairs to turbines, so owners have important motivations for protecting blades against erosion and making repairs quickly.   In severe cases of erosion can even lead up to blade replacement which can get very expensive.

3M™ Wind Energy has extensive experience managing erosion, understanding the causes and effects of leading edge erosion, and bringing education to the industry on this problem. We have had decades of experience in understanding erosions and how to effectively prevent this. This webinar will focus on

  • Understanding the basics of Erosion
  • Understanding the effect of Erosion on AEP
  • Newest technologies in Erosion
  • How to compare and select the right Erosion Solution
  • Factors affection erosion, how to effectively fix and prevent Erosion

Featured Speaker

Santhosh Chandrabalan

 

Santhosh Chandrabalan is the global head of 3M’s Wind Energy Group. He has a degree in Composite Material Engineering and Engineering management. Santhosh has been in the Composites and Wind Industry all through his career. His experiences include research in composites, process engineering, engineering management etc in the Wind industry.

 

 

 

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