Fan rotor blades are critical components of aeroengines. When an aircraft flies in icing conditions, ice accumulation on the fan surface may lead to periodic shedding. Severe ice shedding can cause mechanical damage to the engine, posing significant...
The icing of wind turbine blades can cause changes in airfoil shape, which in turn significantly reduces the aerodynamic performance and affects the power generation efficiency of a wind turbine. In this paper, the iced airfoil shape of wind turbine...
The problem of ice accretion on wind turbine blades seriously affects the safe operation and efficiency of wind farms. In this paper, FENSAP-ICE software is adopted to conduct research on this issue. The mechanism of ice accretion on wind turbine bla...
This study investigated the meteorological conditions leading to ice formation on wind turbines in a coastal mountainous area. An enhanced ice formation similarity criterion was developed for the experimental design, utilizing a scaled-down model of...
When wind turbine blades are icing, the output power of a wind turbine tends to reduce, thus informing the selection of two basic variables of wind speed and power. Then other features, such as the degree of power deviation from the power curve fitte...
Wind turbines in cold and humid regions face significant icing challenges. Heating is considered an efficient strategy to prevent ice accretion over the turbine’s blade surface. An ice protection system is required to minimize freezing of the r...
The icing of wind blades poses a serious threat to the operation of wind turbines. The application of superhydrophobic coatings on wind blades can serve as a potential anti-icing method. This study presents the findings of simulations of the icing en...
Fan blade icing can affect efficiency and aerodynamic stability, and the shed ice may be sucked into the core of the engine, causing adverse effects or even damage to the compressor components. Ice accretion and shedding are among the key issues in e...
Wind turbines installed in cold climate sites accumulate ice on their structures. Icing of the rotor blades reduces turbine power output and increases loads, vibrations, noise, and safety risks due to the potential ice throw. Ice accumulation increas...
Ice accumulation significantly impacts the mechanical properties of wind turbine blades, affecting power output and reducing unit lifespan. This study explores the icing characteristics and their effects on a 1.5 megawatt (MW) wind turbine blade&rsqu...
Icing phenomenon is an important problem in helicopter rotor design. Conducting experiments in a cold chamber is one of the main methods used to study the law of rotor icing. The purpose of this paper was to analyze the influence of different paramet...
The icing problem of wind turbine blades in northern China has a serious impact on the normal and safe operation of the unit. In order to effectively predict the icing conditions of wind turbine blades, a deep fully connected neural network optimized...
In order to research the law of rime ice accretion on different scaling blades surface, a new rime ice scaling method was proposed in this research. According to previous research, there are three kinds of ice types on blade surfaces: rime ice, glaze...
Simulating wind turbine blade icing quickly is important for wind farms to issue early warnings and effectively deal with the adverse effects of cold weather. However, current numerical simulation methods suffer from high computational costs and lack...
Icing on wind turbine blades in cold and humid weather has become a detrimental factor limiting their efficient operation, and traditional methods for detecting blade icing have various limitations. Therefore, this paper proposes a non-contact ice vo...
Blade icing caused by low-temperature environments results in the degradation of wind turbine power performance. As there is no obvious influence on the performance of wind turbines in the early stage of blade icing, it is difficult to detect the ear...
Ice crystal icing occurs in jet engine compressors, which can severely degrade jet engine performance. In this study, we developed an ice crystal trajectory simulation, considering the state changes of ice crystals with a forced convection model, ind...
Onshore wind turbines are primarily installed in high-altitude areas with good wind energy resources. However, in winter, the blades are easy to ice, which will seriously impact their aerodynamic performance, as well as the power and service life of...
Blade icing often occurs on wind turbines in cold climates. Blade icing has many adverse effects on wind turbines, and the loss of output power is one of the most important effects. With the increasing emphasis on clean energy around the world, the d...
In cold areas, wind turbines face ice risk. The ice accretion on the blade surface will reduce the output power of wind turbines. To explore the effect of blade material on icing distribution, the blades of aluminum and carbon fiber-reinforced polyme...
Blade icing seriously affects wind turbines’ aerodynamic performance and output power. Timely and accurately predicting blade icing status is crucial to improving the economy and safety of wind farms. However, existing blade icing prediction me...
Wind turbines operating in cold regions are prone to freezing in winter, which can affect their performance and safety. To resolve this situation, the development of blade anti-icing technology has attracted widespread attention. In this study, a typ...
In cold regions, the power generation efficiency of wind turbines is affected by blade icing. Heavy icing on blades will change the aerodynamic configuration of the blades and can even cause blades to crack or break. Therefore, monitoring and deicing...
Icing is a common phenomenon in nature and has a serious impact on wind turbines. Anti-icing coatings have become a major focus of industrial applications and academic research. In this study, a hydrophobic nano-carbon coating was prepared from corn-...
Offshore wind turbines operating in frigid and humid climates may encounter icing on the blade surface. This phenomenon adversely impacts the aerodynamic efficiency of the turbine, consequently diminishing power generation efficacy. Investigating the...
To investigate the coupling effect of sand erosion and dynamic icing on ice adhesion strength of wind turbine blades in alpine regions, this study experimentally examines the single-factor and coupling effects of four key factors: separation temperat...
Offshore wind turbine blades operating in cold climates are frequently affected by surface icing, which compromises aerodynamic performance and reduces power output. To address this challenge, the present study conducted controlled icing wind tunnel...
Wind turbines operating in cold regions are prone to blade icing, which seriously affects their aerodynamic characteristics and safety performance. Coatings are one of the effective solutions to the icing problem on wind turbine blades. In this study...
In order to solve the problem of icing on the surface of wind turbine blade, a heating system that includes a carbon fiber net (CFN) and power cables is proposed recently. When lightning strikes at the blade with a de-icing heating system, the blade...
When wind turbines operate in high-latitude offshore regions, ice accumulation on blade surfaces can severely compromise the structural safety of turbines and reduce their power generation efficiency. To mitigate the adverse effects of ice accumulati...
Offshore wind turbine blades in cold marine environments are exposed to low-temperature, high-humidity, and saline-droplet conditions, under which the melting behavior, interfacial sliding, and de-icing energy demand of saline ice differ from those o...
To meet practical needs such as anti-icing for wind turbine blades, carbon nanotube coatings (CNTCs)—known for their excellent mechanical properties, high strength, and high thermal conductivity—have emerged as a research hotspot in the f...
Icing is a common physical phenomenon, and the icing of wind turbine blades can significantly affect the performance of wind turbines. Therefore, researching methods to prevent icing is of great significance, and the coating method of anti-icing is a...
The review reflects physical solutions for de-icing, one of the main problems that impedes the efficient use of wind turbines for autonomous energy resources in cold regions. This topic is currently very relevant for ensuring the dynamic development...
Icing on wind turbine blades affects power-generation efficiency. Therefore, it is crucial to provide ice protection for wind turbine blades. This paper investigates how ambient temperature and liquid water content affect the formation and downstream...
Blade icing is one of the main problems of wind turbines installed in cold climate regions, resulting in increasing power generation loss and maintenance costs. Traditional blade icing detection methods greatly rely on dedicated sensors, such as vibr...
To investigate how sand erosion impacts the anti-icing performance of wind turbine blade surfaces, this study experimentally examines the individual and interactive effects of four key factors—the freezing temperature, separation temperature, s...
In cold, humid environments, even a small amount of ice accumulation on the blade surface can degrade aerodynamic performance, increase drag, induce premature stall and vibration, and raise the risks of shutdown, fatigue, and ice throw. Existing blad...
This study explores the influence of angle of attack (AOA) on the icing distribution characteristics of asymmetric blade airfoil (DU97) surfaces for wind turbines under icing conditions by numerical simulation. The findings demonstrate a consistence...
Wind turbine blade icing is one of the most significant operational problems for wind farms in cold-climate regions, leading to substantial losses in electricity generation, increased mechanical loads, and hazardous situations. Accurate icing predict...
This study investigates aerodynamic degradation and power loss mechanisms in iced wind turbine blades using a hybrid methodology integrating high-fidelity CFD simulations (ANSYS Fluent, FENSAP-ICE, STAR-CCM+ with SST k-ω turbulence model and sh...
The increasing prominence of blade icing in wind power generation within cold regions has positioned anti-icing coating technology as a key research focus. This study synthesised phase-change microcapsules using bio-wax as the core material and isoph...
To enhance the economic viability of wind energy in cold regions and ensure the safe operational management of wind farms, this paper proposes a short-term wind turbine blade icing wind power prediction method that combines principal component analys...
Structures vibrate with their natural frequencies when disturbed from their equilibrium position. These frequencies reduce when an additional mass accumulates on their structures, like ice accumulation on wind turbines installed in cold climate sites...
With the advancement of science and technology, wind power generation has been widely adopted globally. However, ice accretion severely limits the operational efficiency and structural safety of wind turbines in cold regions, while existing research...
The paper presents research results from the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network INFRASTAR in the field of reliability approaches for decision-making for wind turbines and bridges. This paper addresses the application of Bayesian decis...
As de-icing and anti-icing blade heating systems for wind turbines continue to mature, operators have developed a clearer understanding of both their benefits and their limitations. This growing operational experience has increased the need for warra...
The scope of this article is to review the potential causes that can lead to wind turbine blade failures, assess their significance to a turbine’s performance and secure operation and summarize the techniques proposed to prevent these failures and el...
Calculating the unsteady convective heat transfer on helicopter blades is the first step in the prediction of ice accretion and the design of ice-protection systems. Simulations using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) successfully model the complex...
Wind power penetration has increased rapidly in recent years. In winter, the wind turbine blade imbalance fault caused by ice accretion increase the maintenance costs of wind farms. It is necessary to detect the fault before blade breakage occurs. Pr...
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