| EPSRC Reference: |
EP/P01948X/1 |
| Title: |
Engineered Textile Blade with Actively controlled surface/profile |
| Principal Investigator: |
Vezza, Dr M |
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| Department: |
School of Engineering |
| Organisation: |
University of Glasgow |
| Scheme: |
Technology Programme |
| Starts: |
01 October 2016 |
Ends: |
31 March 2018 |
Value (£): |
71,028
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Summary on Grant Application Form |
Following the successful Early Stage Catalyst, this project will seek to develop the actively controlled, textile-tensioned blade technology to a prototype stage. The key work-packages are:
WP1: wind tunnel tests to validate the blade power performance. The Aerospace Sciences Division at the University of Glasgow (UG) will be in charge of the test design, execution and results validation. The tests will cover both the passive and actively controlled blade. The models for the passive blade will be manufactured by the UG, while Smar Azure (SA) will provide the blade models for the active blade. Ore Catapult (CA) will advise on the development and testing process.
The work package will comprise three sub-packages:
(a) evaluation of the static aerodynamic characteristics of aerofoil sections representative of the undeformed and deformed blade.
(b) evaluation of the static aerodynamic and deformation characteristics of a representative section of the new, flexible blade concept;
(c) evaluation of the static aerodynamic characteristics of the active blade concept with different candidate actuators.
WP2: textile tests to validate erosion and durability. WP2 will be carried out by SA and CA. Dimension Polyant (DP), the world leader textile manufacturer, will supply the materials.
WP3: engineering and production optimization, including design of embedded control systems, active control and production cost reduction. WP3 will be carried out by SA in collaboration with CA. It will be necessary to contact sensors and carbon artefact providers to optimise the manufacturing and reduce the production costs.
WP4: build a blade prototype for testing purposes. Ideally, it will be taken to a small rig for initial tests in a real environment.
WP5: commercial strategy development (SA and CA).
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http://www.gla.ac.uk |