Design of an Aeroelastically Tailored Wind Turbine Blade Tip for Field Experiments

Report (2025)

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E.K. Fritz LM Wind Power R&D
Koen Boorsma LM Wind Power R&D
Andreas Herrig LM Wind Power R&D
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Published Date

2025

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English

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Abstract

This report explores the impact of a swept wind turbine blade tip on extreme and fatigue
blade and tower loading through numerical investigations. These are conducted within the
context of the TIADE project, a field experiment on a 3.8 MW research turbine, which planned
a campaign with segmented blades that allow the application of alternative tip geometries.
Within the available tip design space, dictated by the position and allowable load of a blade
tip joint, the maximum allowable tip sweep is determined.