Project Overview:
Develop a Test Fixture for a Wind Turbine Blade

Customer:
JRL Ventures

Services Performed:
Provided stress analysis and performed deflection studies for development of a wind turbine blade test fixture assembly.

Structural Analysis:

• Generated a system level finite element model
• Performed quasi-static analysis for vacuum pressure loading on upper and lower blade faces
• Provided global and detailed stress analysis including bonded, welded and mechanically fastened joints
• Performed composite structural analysis