College - Author 1

College of Engineering

Department - Author 1

Mechanical Engineering Department

Degree Name - Author 1

BS in Mechanical Engineering

College - Author 2

College of Engineering

Department - Author 2

Mechanical Engineering Department

Degree - Author 2

BS in Mechanical Engineering

College - Author 3

College of Engineering

Department - Author 3

Mechanical Engineering Department

Degree - Author 3

BS in Mechanical Engineering

Date

11-2020

Primary Advisor

Eileen Rossman, College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Department

Abstract/Summary

Turbine Technology Partners, LLC (TTP) is a company located in Santa Barbara, California that provides expert independent engineering (IE) consulting services to the wind energy industry - supporting its goal of generating cost effective and reliable carbon-free renewal energy for the world. TTP customers include some of the largest wind turbine original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), wind turbine power plant developers, and wind turbine owner/operators. One of the biggest problems challenging the wind energy industry currently is the power loss that results from the leading edge (LE) erosion of wind turbine blades. The purpose of our senior design project is to create an erosion test chamber that will simulate erosion conditions and compare the relative effectiveness of different erosion-resistant solutions, such as coatings or tapes. This document highlights our team’s goals for the project, which are a result of sponsor and user interviews, technical background research, product research, and project objectives research. Our key findings from research and interviews are that testing units for LE protection solutions should follow the guidelines set forth in the recommended practices 0171 from Det Norske Veritas Germanischer Lloyd (DNVGL), an international accredited energy registrar. We have gone through a rigorous design process to come up with the design that we have chosen as our final design. The included Gantt chart shows our project’s timeline of completion. This document, the Final Design Review (FDR), is designed to describe the process by which ideation and down-selection occurred and to explain and defend the chosen concept.

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