Supervisors - Dr. Marco Vezza, University of Glasgow and Dr. Matthew Stickland, University of Strathclyde
PhD Student - James Cairns, University of Glasgow
Status - Complete
This project will investigate, numerically and experimentally, the optimisation of aerofoil sections with flexible, advanced composite skins, applied to lightweight HAWTs. Development of morphing blades, with performance levels tolerant to a degree of skin distortion and other imperfections, is currently a major development area for the wind turbine industry.