Compensation of Apparent Strain Data Due to Temperature Gradients in a Full-Scale Mechanical Test of a Composite Tidal Turbine Blade

Sara Castellano, Miguel Angel Valdivia Camacho, Marek Munko, Fergus Cuthill, Conchúr M. Ó Brádaigh, Eddie McCarthy, Sergio Lopez Dubon*

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This work presents a methodology for compensating strain measurements affected by temperature gradients. The data was collected during a full-scale mechanical test of a composite tidal turbine blade at FastBlade, the world's first regenerative fatigue testing facility for tidal turbine blades.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBSSM 17th International Conference on Advances in Experimental Mechanics
Number of pages2
Publication statusPublished - 31 Aug 2023
Event17th International Conference on Advances in Experimental Mechanics - University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Duration: 31 Aug 20231 Sept 2023

Conference

Conference17th International Conference on Advances in Experimental Mechanics
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityGlasgow
Period31/08/231/09/23

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