Cleaner Ice Control for Wind Turbines
Researchers have developed a chemical-free method to keep wind turbine blades warm and working, reducing energy loss during cold weather.
Wind turbines are used to power various establishments, but their efficiency is greatly reduced when ice accumulates on the blades. To address this, a team developed a deicing method that avoids environmentally harmful chemicals and minimizes energy use.
Surface Dielectric Barrier Discharge (SDBD)
The team's work builds on previous studies of SDBD, where an electrical current is run between two electrodes to control air flow and heat around an object.
- Using numerical simulations, the team calculated heat distribution around wind turbine blades treated with SDBD.
- Simulations were accurate up to a time increment of a nanosecond to a minute.
No ice, no problem.
Author's summary: Researchers develop chemical-free deicing method for wind turbines.
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