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WO2010119298A1
WO2010119298A1 PCT/GB2010/050638 GB2010050638W WO2010119298A1 WO 2010119298 A1 WO2010119298 A1 WO 2010119298A1 GB 2010050638 W GB2010050638 W GB 2010050638W WO 2010119298 A1 WO2010119298 A1 WO 2010119298A1
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rotor blade
optical fibre
blade
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rotor
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Roger Caesley
Mark Volanthen
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C11/00—Propellers, e.g. of ducted type; Features common to propellers and rotors for rotorcraft
    • B64C11/16—Blades
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C11/00—Propellers, e.g. of ducted type; Features common to propellers and rotors for rotorcraft
    • B64C11/16—Blades
    • B64C11/20—Constructional features
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C27/00—Rotorcraft; Rotors peculiar thereto
    • B64C27/006—Safety devices
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C27/00—Rotorcraft; Rotors peculiar thereto
    • B64C27/32—Rotors
    • B64C27/46—Blades
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C27/00—Rotorcraft; Rotors peculiar thereto
    • B64C27/32—Rotors
    • B64C27/46—Blades
    • B64C27/473—Constructional features
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
    • B64D45/00—Aircraft indicators or protectors not otherwise provided for
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03D—WIND MOTORS
    • F03D1/00—Wind motors with rotation axis substantially parallel to the air flow entering the rotor 
    • F03D1/06—Rotors
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03D—WIND MOTORS
    • F03D1/00—Wind motors with rotation axis substantially parallel to the air flow entering the rotor 
    • F03D1/06—Rotors
    • F03D1/065—Rotors characterised by their construction elements
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03D—WIND MOTORS
    • F03D3/00—Wind motors with rotation axis substantially perpendicular to the air flow entering the rotor 
    • F03D3/06—Rotors
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03D—WIND MOTORS
    • F03D3/00—Wind motors with rotation axis substantially perpendicular to the air flow entering the rotor 
    • F03D3/06—Rotors
    • F03D3/062—Rotors characterised by their construction elements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01B—MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
    • G01B11/00—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques
    • G01B11/16—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring the deformation in a solid, e.g. optical strain gauge
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/70—Wind energy
    • Y02E10/72—Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/70—Wind energy
    • Y02E10/74—Wind turbines with rotation axis perpendicular to the wind direction

Definitions

  • This invention relates to rotor blades and is application with particular advantage to helicopter rotor blades.
  • Optical fibre strain sensors are known and patent publication WO 2004/056017 discloses a method of interrogating multiple fibre Bragg grating strain sensors along a single fibre.
  • Bragg gratings are defined in the optical fibre at spaced locations along the optical fibre.
  • the relative spacing of the planes of each Bragg grating changes and thus the resonant optical wavelength of the grating changes.
  • a strain measurement can be derived for the location of each grating along the fibre.
  • Optical strain sensors operating on the principle of back scattering which do not require discrete gratings along the fibre are also known.
  • the loads on rotor blades can be monitored and quantified.
  • applying sensors to monitor loads to the outside of the rotor blade may affect the aerodynamic properties of the blade and the sensors themselves are exposed to damage from impacts with foreign bodies.
  • the sensors cannot be contained within the blade, as with hollow wind turbine rotor blades, because helicopter blades are of closed section and getting the sensor out is difficult. Whilst it is possible to embed the sensor within the blade, this may change the structural properties of the blade and a blade with an embedded sensor would significantly increase the recertification cost for the blade. Furthermore, should the sensor become damaged, the whole blade would need replacing.
  • the present invention comprises a method of manufacturing a helicopter rotor blade comprising the steps of; applying at least one optical fibre strain sensor to the leading edge of the rotor blade body; and fitting an erosion shield to the leading edge of the rotor blade body, over the optical fibre sensor.
  • Helicopter rotor blades have sacrificial erosion shields that are externally bonded around the leading edge.
  • the erosion shields extend the life of the blade and are routinely replaced once they have experienced a significant amount of wear.
  • Positioning an optical fibre strain sensor between the blade body and the erosion shield does not interfere with the structural or aerodynamic properties of the blade and also allows easy access to the sensor for maintenance purposes. Should the optical fibre break in two or more places, a new fibre can be fitted by removing the erosion shield and bonding a new fibre to the blade body. Should the optical fibre strain sensor break in just a single position, this can be catered for by terminating both ends of the fibre.
  • a plurality of optical fibre strain sensors is applied to the length of the blade body. This allows the detection of impact forces and for profiling of the aerodynamic forces along the blade.
  • optical strain sensors are positioned to measure strains in the axial direction of the blade.
  • measurements of the axial strain can be made to determine the lift and drag forces on the rotor blade.
  • one or more optical fibre strain sensors are positioned at an angle of the order of 45 degrees, for example substantially 45 degrees to the rotor blade axis. By positioning a sensor at this angle, the torsion in the blade can be measured. Other angles for example, 30 degrees to 60 degrees to the rotor blade axis could also be used.
  • the optical fibre strain sensors are positioned at locations other than at the nodes of oscillation. By arranging the optical fibre strain sensors away from the nodes of oscillation, it is possible to identify the impact location from analysis of the signals from the sensors. Furthermore, the magnitude of the impact can be identified from the amplitude of the sensor signals.
  • the invention includes within its scope a helicopter rotor blade comprising a rotor blade body and an erosion shield, wherein at least one optical fibre strain sensor is provided between the rotor body and the erosion shield.
  • Figure 1 is an axial cross-sectional view of a helicopter rotor blade in accordance with the present invention
  • Figure 2 is a plan view of the helicopter rotor of Figure 1, wherein the erosion shield has been removed.
  • Figures 1 and 2 show a helicopter rotor blade 10, comprising a rotor blade body 12 and an optical fibre strain sensor 14 attached to the rotor blade body.
  • An erosion shield 16 is bonded to the leading edge of the rotor blade body 12, which protects the optical fibre strain sensor 14 and rotor blade body 12 from damage from impacts with foreign bodies.
  • the erosion shield 16 can detached from the rotor blade body 12 replaced if necessary.
  • the optical fibre strain sensors comprise Bragg gratings 18 spaced along the length of the fibre 14.
  • the optical fibre 14 extends the length of the rotor blade body 12 and a plurality of optical fibres 14 are positioned longitudinally about the leading edge of the rotor blade body 12 to allow measurements of the life, drag and torsion of the rotor blade 10.
  • a method of manufacturing a helicopter rotor blade comprising the steps of applying at least one optical fibre strain sensor to the leading edge of the rotor blade body and fitting an erosion shield to the leading edge of the rotor blade body, over the optical fibre sensor.

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Abstract

La présente invention se rapporte à un procédé de fabrication d'une pale de rotor (10) comprenant les étapes consistant à : appliquer au moins un capteur de contrainte à fibre optique (14) au bord d'attaque du corps de pale de rotor; et installer un écran de protection contre l'érosion (16) sur le bord d'attaque du corps de pale de rotor, par-dessus le capteur à fibre optique. L'invention concerne également une pale de rotor.
PCT/GB2010/050638 2009-04-17 2010-04-19 Pale de rotor Ceased WO2010119298A1 (fr)

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GB0906625A GB2469516A (en) 2009-04-17 2009-04-17 Rotor blade with optical strain sensors covered by erosion shield
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