Sealing members for jointed rotor blade assemblies
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsAaron A. Yarbrough, Christopher Daniel Caruso, Donald Joseph Kasperski, Daniel Alan Hynum
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AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsAaron A. Yarbrough, Christopher Daniel Caruso, Donald Joseph Kasperski, Daniel Alan Hynum
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A jointed rotor blade assembly may include a first blade segment having a first outer shell terminating at a first joint end and a second blade segment coupled to the first blade segment at a blade joint. The second blade segment may include a second outer shell terminating at a second joint end. The outer shells may overlap one another at the blade joint such that an overlapping region is defined between the first and second joint ends. In addition, the first outer shell may be spaced apart from the second outer shell along at least a portion of the overlapping region such that a gap is defined between the outer shells within the overlapping region. Moreover, the rotor blade assembly may include a sealing member positioned between the outer shells within the overlapping region that is configured to allow relative movement between the outer shells at the blade joint.
A jointed rotor blade assembly for a wind turbine, the jointed rotor blade assembly comprising:
A jointed rotor blade assembly for a wind turbine, the jointed rotor blade assembly comprising:
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