• Laser & Optoelectronics Progress
  • Vol. 60, Issue 15, 1512004 (2023)
Peng Zhang1, Yu Zhang1,*, Kun Cui1, Jiaxing Ma2, and Song Mei2
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Safety and Ocean Engineering, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, China
  • 2CNOOC Clean Energy Branch of Energy Development Co., Ltd., Tianjin 300450, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/LOP231086 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Peng Zhang, Yu Zhang, Kun Cui, Jiaxing Ma, Song Mei. Inspection of Wind Turbine Blades Based on Modified Thermoelastic Stress Analysis Using Thermal Detection of Infrared Radiation[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2023, 60(15): 1512004 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    As power generated using offshore wind turbines continues to increase, maintaining safe operating conditions with respect to the wind turbines becomes increasingly important. The traditional downtime inspection method is costly. This study proposes a novel method for inspecting wind-turbine blades based on thermoelastic stress analysis (TSA) that employs thermal detection of infrared radiation. The necessary condition for TSA is to achieve adiabatic conditions (high-frequency cyclic loadings). However, wind-turbine blades are subjected to cyclic loadings that do not attain high frequencies. To improve the accuracy of the thermal detection of infrared radiation under low-frequency loadings, the classical TSA theory was modified and the correctness of the modified model was verified via fatigue tests. The BLADED wind turbine simulation software was used to analyze the blade thrust, and the thrust force and thrust variation frequency of the blade in the three directions were calculated. The surface temperatures of the wind-turbine blade under low-frequency loadings were analyzed using the modified TSA model. The proposed model can be used to detect stress and damage related to the blade surfaces.
    k2T=ρCvTt+αT0E1-2v·εijt
    1Cp=1Cv+ρ1-2ν3Eα2T0
    Tt=-1ρCpαT0σkkt-k2T
    ΔT=-1ρCpαT0Δσkk
    ΔT=-T0ρCp(α1Δσ11+α2Δσ22+α3Δσ33)
    k2T=k1ΔxTx=kT-T01Δx2+1Δy2+1Δz2
    μ=2α/ω
    Tt=-1ρCpαT0σkkt-3kT-T0ω2α
    Tt=-1ρCpαT0σkkt-T-T0ωkx2αx+ky2αy+kz2αz
    Peng Zhang, Yu Zhang, Kun Cui, Jiaxing Ma, Song Mei. Inspection of Wind Turbine Blades Based on Modified Thermoelastic Stress Analysis Using Thermal Detection of Infrared Radiation[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2023, 60(15): 1512004
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