The present invention relates to coating compositions for wind turbine blades. The compositions are particularly useful as topcoats for wind blades and for Leading Edge Protection (LEP). The invention also relates to a wind blade coated with a coating composition of the invention and to a method for application of the coating composition and to a method for repairing and/or replacing the existing coating layer on a wind blade by application of a coating composition of the invention. The invention also relates to a kit of parts comprising the base composition and the curing agent used in the coating composition. The coating composition used for coating a wind blade comprises a base composition comprising a polyetheraspartic ester having the formula (I) below, wherein each R represents a linear or branched C.sub.1-C.sub.10 alkyl residue, such as a linear or branched C.sub.1-C.sub.6 alkyl residue, such as for example a methyl, ethyl, propyl or butyl residue; and wherein X is a polyether. The coating composition further comprises a curing agent.

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A turbine blade for a wind turbine, the turbine blade has a blowing and suction provision in form of a plurality of arrays of blowing and suction holes defined on a curved suction surface of the turbine blade. An apparatus for turbine blade testing includes the turbine blade. The apparatus also includes a wind tunnel, a blowing source, and a suction source. The wind tunnel includes a wind channel having first and second end plates for mounting the turbine blade. A method of testing air flow in a turbine blade involves changing holes used for blowing and suction and determining a momentum coefficient for those various holes; and varying angle of attack with measurement of lift/drag ratio.

A turbine blade for a wind turbine, the turbine blade has a blowing and suction provision in form of a plurality of arrays of blowing and suction holes defined on a curved suction surface of the turbine blade. An apparatus for turbine blade testing includes the turbine blade. The apparatus also includes a wind tunnel, a blowing source, and a suction source. The wind tunnel includes a wind channel having first and second end plates for mounting the turbine blade. A method of testing air flow in a turbine blade involves changing holes used for blowing and suction and determining a momentum coefficient for those various holes; and varying angle of attack with measurement of lift/drag ratio.

A turbine blade for a wind turbine, the turbine blade has a blowing and suction provision in form of a plurality of arrays of blowing and suction holes defined on a curved suction surface of the turbine blade. An apparatus for turbine blade testing includes the turbine blade. The apparatus also includes a wind tunnel, a blowing source, and a suction source. The wind tunnel includes a wind channel having first and second end plates for mounting the turbine blade. A method of testing air flow in a turbine blade involves changing holes used for blowing and suction and determining a momentum coefficient for those various holes; and varying angle of attack with measurement of lift/drag ratio.

The present disclosure provides a blade for a wind turbine, where the blade extends in a lengthwise direction between a root end and a tip end of the blade. The blade comprises a leeward shell portion and a windward shell portion, each extending in a chordwise direction between a leading edge of the blade and a trailing edge of the blade. A first windward reinforcement structure and a first leeward reinforcement structure are arranged internally within the blade and engage the windward and the leeward shell portion, respectively. The first windward and first leeward reinforcement structures extend in the lengthwise direction of the blade and have a thickness in the thickness direction of the blade. The respective thicknesses of the first leeward reinforcement structure and the first windward reinforcement structure decrease towards the tip end in the lengthwise direction in a first section of the blade; and at at least one position along the length of the blade, the decrease of the thickness of the first leeward reinforcement structure is staggered with respect to the decrease of the thickness of the first windward reinforcement structure.

The present disclosure is directed to a rotor blade having a passive airflow modifying assembly to create an airflow feature along the blade, based on the instant pressure gradient around the blade during operation. The present disclosure also is directed to a rotor blade that passively channels airflow through the passive airflow modifying assembly to create an air feature that decreases the aerodynamic load, at times when the aerodynamic load experienced by the blade is bearing on the rotatable hub, and one the passively channels airflow through the passive airflow modifying assembly to create an air feature that increases the aerodynamic load, at times when the aerodynamic load is not bearing on the rotatable hub, and one that passively operates to not create an air feature, at times when the requisite pressure gradient is not met and/or when the load conditions are not an issue.

A turbine blade for a wind turbine, the turbine blade has a blowing and suction provision in form of a plurality of arrays of blowing and suction holes defined on a curved suction surface of the turbine blade. An apparatus for turbine blade testing includes the turbine blade. The apparatus also includes a wind tunnel, a blowing source, and a suction source. The wind tunnel includes a wind channel having first and second end plates for mounting the turbine blade. A method of testing air flow in a turbine blade involves changing holes used for blowing and suction and determining a momentum coefficient for those various holes; and varying angle of attack with measurement of lift/drag ratio.

A turbine blade for a wind turbine, the turbine blade has a blowing and suction provision in form of a plurality of arrays of blowing and suction holes defined on a curved suction surface of the turbine blade. An apparatus for turbine blade testing includes the turbine blade. The apparatus also includes a wind tunnel, a blowing source, and a suction source. The wind tunnel includes a wind channel having first and second end plates for mounting the turbine blade. A method of testing air flow in a turbine blade involves changing holes used for blowing and suction and determining a momentum coefficient for those various holes; and varying angle of attack with measurement of lift/drag ratio.

A turbine blade for a wind turbine, the turbine blade has a blowing and suction provision in form of a plurality of arrays of blowing and suction holes defined on a curved suction surface of the turbine blade. An apparatus for turbine blade testing includes the turbine blade. The apparatus also includes a wind tunnel, a blowing source, and a suction source. The wind tunnel includes a wind channel having first and second end plates for mounting the turbine blade. A method of testing air flow in a turbine blade involves changing holes used for blowing and suction and determining a momentum coefficient for those various holes; and varying angle of attack with measurement of lift/drag ratio.

Provided is a wing structure comprising a wing body formed from fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP), and an erosion suppression layer provided so as to cover at least a portion of a front edge of the wing structure. The erosion suppression layer contains a thermal spraying layer configured so as to maintain, by having a prescribed surface roughness, a liquid film formed on the erosion suppression layer.