Browsing by Subject "Composite materials"
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Design of fibre-reinforced polymer composite blades for wind and tidal turbines
(2017-09)There is substantial opportunity in the development of wind and tidal current turbines to help decarbonise national energy systems and to expand the economic potential of the European Union. However, well-documented cases ... -
Fatigue life of pitch- and stall-regulated composite tidal turbine blades
(Elsevier, 2018-02-28)Tidal turbine blades are subject to harsh loading and environmental conditions, including large thrust and torsional loadings, relative to wind turbine blades, due to the high density of seawater, among other factors. The ... -
Laser sintering for the fabrication of tissue engineering scaffolds
(Springer Science+Business Media, 2012)Laser sintering (LS) utilises a laser to sinter powder particles. A volumetric model is sliced and processedcross section by cross section to create a physical part. In theory, all powdered materials are suitable forsintering; ... -
A three-scale finite element investigation into the effects of tissue mineralisation and lamellar organisation in human cortical and trabecular bone
(Elsevier, 2012-03-20)Bone is an exceptional material that is lightweight for efficient movement but also exhibits excellent strength and stiffness imparted by a composite material of organic proteins and mineral crystals that are intricately ... -
Validation of the multi-objective structural optimisation of a composite wind turbine blade
(Elsevier, 2018-08-01)Structural optimisation of a wind turbine blade is presented in this work. The optimisation was performed using a multi-objective genetic algorithm and finite element modelling to determine the optimal structural design ...