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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2019
Tpi Composites, Inc., Warren, RI (US);
Karsten Schibsbye, Fredericia, DK;
Amir Salimi, Providence, RI (US);
TPI Composites, Inc., Warren, RI (US);
Abstract
A method of forming a wind turbine blade is provided which includes upper and lower blade mold halves, and a shear web having at least one aperture formed therein. A plurality of bulkheads are attached to the shear web and the shear web can be lifted and rotated, without need for a complex gantry/galactica apparatus, to be placed inside the lower blade mold. The upper mold half can then be closed with the shear web and bulkhead(s) disposed within the blade interior. A heating fluid can be pumped into the interior to pass through the bulkheads, circulating around the shear web and exiting the blade root with the assistance of a sump to pull the cold air outside the blade.