Mechanics of Composite Materials and Structures
Knowledge Institute
Ghent University
Address
Technologiepark 46 - Building "Materials Science"
9052 Gent
Our offshore wind expertise (general)
Wind turbine blades, adhesive joints, composite materials, finite element simulation, sound radiation, floating offshore wind, blade recycling, recyclable polymers for wind turbine blade production
Our group was/is involved in these key offshore wind projects:
FWO project on thick adhesive joints
Bilateral collaboration on sound radiation of wind turbine blades
Bilateral project on recyclable resins for wind turbine blade production
ETF project on blade recycling
Our relevant equipment | tools | infrastructure
for offshore wind:
Mechanical testing equipment for composite and adhesive material characterization
Simulation environment for finite element analysis of wind turbine blades
Specialized mesher for wind turbine blade meshing
2.1.3 Rotor/Blade manufacturing processes
6.2 Lifetime extension strategies
2. Design & Engineering of windfarm components
2.1.2 Materials and composites research
6.1 Residual lifetime assessment
2.1.1 Aerodynamics and structural analysis
6. End-of-Life
6.5 Recycling
2.1 Rotor and Blade Design
Our offshore wind expertise (all lifecycle stages)
