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 ....
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.
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.