Owens Corning product panel_technical fabrics triaxial high modulus_JEC2014

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APPLICATIONS Wind blade root section TRIAXIAL HIGH MODULUS FABRICS REDUCING BOLT LOADING IN BLADE DESIGNS Copyright © 2014 Owens Corning. All Rights Reserved. Picture © istockphoto.com BENEFITS Hybrid material with optimal fabric patent pending construction Increases blade root laminate stiffness and strength Reduces loading transferred to bolt Substantially improves bolt fatigue life with reduced loading composites.owenscorning.com 620 580 540 Traditional Fabric A (28GPa) Traditional Fabric B (30GPa) Ultrablade ® Fabric (38GPa) Ultrablade ® Fabric (42GPa) Axial Stress in the Bolt (MPa) Effect of fabric modulus on the stress in the tension bolt Owens Corning internal simulation test Up to 17% reduction in the transferred loading to bolt

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Owens Corning composite solutions panel of technical fabrics triaxial high modulus for wind blade; which was presented at JEC2014 event.

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APPLICATIONS

■ Wind blade root section

TRIAXIAL HIGHMODULUS FABRICSREDUCING BOLT LOADING IN BLADE DESIGNS

Copyright © 2014 Owens Corning. All Rights Reserved.

Picture © istockphoto.com

BENEFITS

■ Hybrid material with optimal fabric patentpending construction

■ Increases blade root laminate stiffness and strength

■ Reduces loading transferred to bolt

■ Substantially improves bolt fatigue life with reduced loading

composites.owenscorning.com

620

580

540

TraditionalFabric A (28GPa)

TraditionalFabric B (30GPa)

Ultrablade® Fabric

(38GPa)Ultrablade®

Fabric (42GPa)

Axi

al S

tres

s in

the

Bo

lt (M

Pa)

Effect of fabric modulus on the stress in the tension bolt

Owens Corning internal simulation test

Up to

17%reduction in

the transferredloading to bolt