Assessment of Research Needs for Wind Turbine Rotor Materials Technology (1991)
Chapter: APPENDIX B: COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND ACTIVITIES
APPENDIX B
COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND ACTIVITIES
1. First Committee Meeting, November 7-8, 1989, Washington D.C.
The following presentations were made to the committee:
Overview of DOE Wind Energy Technology Program
Leonard J. Rogers, Director, Wind/Ocean Technologies Division, U.S. Department of Energy
Expectations of the Study
Jeffrey H. Rumbaugh, Program Manager, Wind/Ocean Technologies Division, U.S. Department of Energy
Field Problems with Wind Turbine Rotors
Forrest S. Stoddard, Alternative Energy Institute, West Texas State University
Load Cycles
Robert Thresher, Program Manager, Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI)
Fatigue Problems
Herbert Sutherland, Distinguished Member of the Scientific Staff, Sandia National Laboratories
Wind Turbine Blade Material Experiences
Daniel F. Ancona III, Program Manager, Wind/Ocean Technologies Division, U.S. Department of Energy
Evolution and Operational Experience of the Wind Industry
Jamie Chapman, Committee Member
After-Dinner Speakers:
Richard H. Hilt, Strategic Planning and Analysis Division Gas Research Institute
Edwin T. C. Ing, Past President of the American Wind Energy Association
2. Workshop and Second Committee Meeting, January 22-23, 1990, Washington D.C.
The following presentations were made to the committee:
SESSION I= Materials
Fatigue Analysis
John Mandell, Montana State University
Advanced Composite Materials
Donald Hunston, NIST
Damage Tolerance in Composites
Robin Whitehead, Northrop
Materials Properties and DataBase
Marilyn W. Wardle/Charles Carlson
E. I. duPont de Nemours
SESSION II: Design and Potential
Helicopter Design Experiences
Peter Ogle, Dow United Technologies Composite Products
Blade Design Developments at SERI
James Tangler, SERI
Elastic Tailoring
Lawrence Rehfield, University of California-Davis
Control
John C. Doyle, California Institute of Technology
SESSION III: Manufacturing
Blade Fabrication Processes at Gougeon Brothers
Robert H. Monroe, Gougeon Brothers
Blade Fabrication Processes at U.S. Windpower
William Holley, U.S. Windpower
Fiber Winding/Fiber Placement
Fred J. Policelli/Donald Pederson, Hercules
Injection Moulding of Manufacturing Blades
Robert C. Monroe, Hudson Products
Pultrusion and Automation
Brant Goldsworthy, ALCOA/Goldsworthy Engineering
3. Third and Final Committee Meeting, June 1-2, 1990, Washington D.C.
