Method for creating a transition from an edge of an add-on part mounted on the outer surface of a rotor blade
AssigneeSiemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
InventorsHartwig Lohse, Giridhar Ramanujam, Ane Kold di Gennaro
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Abstract
A method for creating a transition from an edge of an add-on part mounted on the outer surface of a rotor blade, including the steps: delimiting an application area on the rotor blade surface and the add-on part to be covered by a sealant compound with a thin and smooth masking tape; dispensing of the sealant on the application area; distribution of the sealant; removing the masking tape; and smoothening of a sealant transition step with a flexible tool, is provided. A wind turbine rotor blade is also provided.
Claims15
A method for creating a transition from an edge of an add-on part mounted on an outer surface of a rotor blade, the method comprising:
- delimiting an application area on the outer surface and the add-on part to be covered by a sealant compound with a thin and smooth masking tape;
- dispensing of the sealant compound on the application area;
- distributing of the sealant compound;
- removing the masking tape;
- and
- smoothening a sealant transition step with a flexible tool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.