Dassault Inmotion Using Composites in Alternative Energy Industries

The Future is Now

• Wind blades are turbine-mounted air foils—basically highly engineered wings
• Design and manufacture of wind blades should emulate design and manufacture of wings and rotors for aerospace applications
• Best practices in aerospace design and manufacture require use of dynamic and flexible CAD/CAM, simulation and manufacturing systems

This webcast is will help composites professionals understand best practices and options for optimizing wind blade design and manufacturing

Applications

• Wind blades, wind turbine nacelles
• Bi-polar plates for fuel cells
• Hydrogen and compressed natural gas storage
• Marine turbine systems
• Flywheels for wind energy storage

Wind Blades

• Fastest-growing segment of composites manufacturing industry
• Anticipate demand for 140,000 wind blades annually by 2017 — that’s 383 blades/day
• Current manufacturing technology grew out of boat-building industry and relies on hand layup of composite materials
• Result is inconsistent quality, high void content in composite structures, high scrap rates, product failure

Wind blade manufacturers demand consistent quality at high speeds