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Turbine Blade Construction

11/26/2011 11:05 AM

I have been studying wind turbine blades , propeller blades & helicopter rotor blades .... & i have noticed one thing some are solid some are hollow ..... i was wondering what criteria is used to make a blade hollow or solid ....

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Re: turbine blade construction

11/26/2011 11:08 AM

You've been studying "airfoils".

Weight. Inertia. Strength. Cost.

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Re: turbine blade construction

11/26/2011 11:13 AM

is weight the only consideration ?

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11/26/2011 11:15 AM

No. Many other factors apply. (see above)

Overall lighter blades are easier to transport and install, give better response in aircraft applications and can be cheaper, too.

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Re: turbine blade construction

11/26/2011 11:25 AM

that makes sense , but wat about the strength of the blade

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Re: turbine blade construction

11/26/2011 11:28 AM

or has it already been accounted for ?

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11/26/2011 12:11 PM

This subject is far too complex to discuss here. You need to do some basic research to understand the many, many factors involved in the design and manufacture of air foils, beams and turbine blades.

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Re: turbine blade construction

11/26/2011 2:54 PM

Lyn,

You must be an extremely nice person to go to this trouble for someone that (to me) appears too lazy to spell, punctuate, or even read your answers.

Bless you.

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11/26/2011 5:52 PM

You cut me to the quick.

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11/26/2011 11:31 PM

The jury is still out.

"LYn always sounds as if someone always step on her toe or tail."

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11/27/2011 6:34 AM

On a motor vehicle, the prop shaft driving the rear wheels is thin and hollow. This will handle more torque than a solid (and smaller diameter) shaft of the same weight. Now extend this argument to prop blades etc.

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