Free Vibration Analysis of Hybrid And Non-Hybrid GFRP Composite Wind Turbine Blade

Abstract

Wind energy is one prominent solution to mitigate the increasing energy demand. Composite materials are exhibiting enormous advantages with their tailor-made properties. With the development of renewable energy power generation, the issue of blade vibration reduction has gotten a lot of technical attention. It has become an essential technique for blade analysis and design. Various attempts were recorded to reduce the vibration of the blade and enhance its natural frequencies. The present work aimed to characterize the mechanical properties of the GFRP composite material and the GFRP composite with 4wt% of the MWCNT filler. Both hybrid and non-hybrid GFRP are subjected to characterization, with the same free vibration analysis of NACA 63-415 wind turbine blades being analyzed. The study results revealed that the hybrid GFRP has more stiffness, which causes it to enhance the free vibrations in all mode shapes.