Maintenance techniques turbines

Abstract This chapter will discuss advances in the properties, production and manufacturing techniques of the advanced synthetic fibre/polymer composite materials that are utilised in the manufacture of machines that produce sustainable energy. Furthermore, it will suggest methods for the repair, maintenance and recycling of advanced polymer composite wind turbine blades. 

Abstract This chapter will introduce advances in properties, production and manufacturing techniques of the advanced polymer/fibre composite materials that are utilised in the manufacture of machines that produce sustainable energy. Chapter 19 discussed the various methods of transferring wind, tidal, wave and solar energies into electrical power and this chapter will show how advanced composites are utilised in these various machines. Furthermore, it will suggest methods for the repair, maintenance and recycling of advanced polymer composite wind turbine blades. Finally, the future trends of sustainable energy systems and the role that polymers and polymer/fibre composites will have in their manufacture/fabrication will be evaluated. 

In (Andrawus et al., 2006) a hybrid of an RCM approach and Asset Life Cycle Analysis technique is used to find the optimal maintenance strategy for a wind turbine. In this paper possible failure modes and their causes and consequences are determined by RCM approach and it is concluded that condition based maintenance is the most cost effective option for the selected wind turbine. 

All OEMs can enhance their benefits to end user objectives from some for the preceding techniques, such as the ultimate time-saver laser machining. It ultimately depends on the specifics of an end user s application. The potentially usable repair techniques on any end user s selection play a huge role in determining the turbine model s overall maintenance costs and therefore the ultimate crux of gas turbine selection, called total costs per fired hour. ... 

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