BLEEPID - Multiphysics Modelling of Liquid Droplet Impingement Erosion

The repetitive impact of airborne particles, especially rain droplets, causes the surface of the wind turbine blades to erode. Leading edge erosion (LEE) is a severe erosive wear mechanism that involves progressive material removal from the blade-tip leading edges due to surface and sub-surface fatigue. The BLEEPID project aims to improve the understanding of solid-fluid interaction dynamics and the damage evolution, crack propagation, and growth through the thickness of the leading edge due to the repetitive impact by developing advanced numerical models.

• Promotor: Wim De Waele​ & Dieter Fauconnier & Joris Degroote
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