 Research on experiment and numerical simulation of ultrasonic de-icing for wind turbine bladesJing Zeng and Bingliang Song Renewable Energy, 2017, vol. 113, issue C, 706-712 Abstract: Recently, wind energy as a kind of renewable energy for replacing fuel energy has been explored by more and more people. However, icing on the blade surfaces of wind turbines is a serious problem in cold regions, which greatly affects the performance of wind turbines. In this paper, numerical simulation and experiment testing of ultrasonic de-icing using sandwich transducers is investigated. Results show that 2 mm thick ice layer on an aluminum alloy plate (approximately of dimensions 200mm×140mm×2mm) can be debonded quickly using two smaller sandwich transducers in less than a minute. In addition, numerical simulation of ultrasonic de-icing technique and ultrasonic de-icing experiment for composite plate are also investigated and carried out respectively. Two experiments all prove that ultrasonic de-icing technique is feasible for the purpose of wind turbine blade de-icing. The authors hope this paper can provide theoretical and experimental support for the further development of an ultrasonic de-icing technique in the field of wind turbine blade de-icing. Keywords: Energy-saving; Wind turbine blade de-icing; Sandwich transducer (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:renene:v:113:y:2017:i:c:p:706-712 DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2017.06.045 Access Statistics for this article Renewable Energy is currently edited by Soteris A. Kalogirou and Paul Christodoulides More articles in Renewable Energy from Elsevier |
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