Materiale Plastice · 2019 · 10 citations · 4 references
EngineeringManufacturing EngineeringMaterials EngineeringAdditive ManufacturingProduction EngineeringSurface Engineering3D PrintingDesign For Additive ManufacturingMachiningMetal Additive ManufacturingRapid PrototypingWind Turbine Technology3D Printed ModelsAdditive Manufacturing For PrototypesBlade CompositesBlade MaterialsMaterial Surface CoatingsPrototype FabricationThree-dimensional PrintingWind Turbine Aerodynamics
The article presents the technology and process, whereby a small-scale demonstration model and the real-scale prototype of vertical axis wind turbine blades are produced using rapid prototyping technology (3DP) and GFRP surface coatings, which help to improve the mechanical properties. In the end of the article the results of the production process and the advantages of combining these technologies are presented.
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