Heat Used To Identify Weaknesses In Wind Turbine Rotor Blades

Monday, March 23, 2009 - 09:28 in Physics & Chemistry

Is the wind turbine’s rotor blade still intact? Or does it have tiny air bubbles that could expand and eventually cause a fracture? Material defects can be quickly and cost-efficiently detected using infrared thermography.

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