Cleaner Ice Control for Wind Turbines
Researchers have developed a chemical-free method to keep wind turbine blades warm and functioning, reducing the impact of cold weather on energy production.
Wind turbines are widely used to power various establishments, but their efficiency is greatly reduced during cold weather due to ice accumulation on the blades.
- The new deicing method avoids the use of environmentally harmful chemicals.
- It minimizes the amount of energy used.
The team's work builds on previous studies of surface dielectric barrier discharge (SDBD), where an electrical current is run between two electrodes separated by a barrier to control the flow of air and heat around an object.
Using numerical simulations, the team accurately calculated the heat distribution around wind turbine blades treated with SDBD over time increments ranging from a nanosecond to a minute.
Author's summary: Chemical-free deicing method for wind turbines.
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