Blade Testing Facilities Brochure

Blade Testing FacilitiesEddie Ferguson House, Ridley Street, Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 3AG, United KingdomTel: +44 (0) 1670 359 555 | Fax: +44 (0) 1670 359 666 | www.narec.co.ukAdvancing Renewable Energy A specialist deliverer ofFACILITY CAPABILITY FACILITY 1 FACILITY 2Maximum blade length 50m 100mNumber of static winches 7 6Hub height 4.2m (2 positions) 3.25m / 10m (2 hubs)Hub inclination angle 1 deg on both hubs 5.75 deg on 3.25m hub 1 or 3.5 deg on 10m hubMaximum lift 30Te 90TeDynamic testing Hydraulic resonant mass Hydraulic resonant massMaximum hub moment 50MNm 140MNmMaximum static tip de? ection 13m 50mDynamic tip-to-tip de? ection 10m (vert), 8m (horiz) 24m (vert), 16m (horiz)DAQ (strain gauge channels) 128 384Slew drive capability Rotate blade on test hub Rotate blade on test hubACCREDITED TESTINGNarec performs structural testing of blades in accordance with IEC and ISO standards or customer requirements. The existing Blade Test Facility 1 is accredited to ISO17025 by The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS). Accreditation to ISO17025 is planned for Blade Test Facility 2, once operational. Dynamic and static tests are undertaken and can include the determination of natural frequencies, modal analysis, post-fatigue and collapse assessments.Project Part-Financedby the European UnionEuropean RegionalDevelopment Fund(Far Left Image) Blade Test Facility 1: 50m, in operation since 2005.(Left Image) Blade Test Facility 2: 100m, operational 2012.Narec is the UK’s national research centre for accelerating grid integration of renewable energy systems and catalysing the development and deployment of offshore wind, wave and tidal energy generation technologies.Narec has undertaken independent testing of wind turbine blades up to 50m in length for a number of leading manufacturers since opening our  rst facility in 2005. A new facility capable of testing blades up to 100m is being built for the offshore wind industry and will be commissioned in early 2012. Prototype rig development is also underway to enable the testing of tidal turbine blades developed for the capture of marine renewable energy.