Use of Yarn and Carded Jute as Epoxy Matrix Reinforcement for the Production of Composite Materials for Application in the Wind Sector: A Preliminary Analysis for the Manufacture of Blades for Low-Intensity Winds

Robson Luis Baleeiro Cardoso; Jean da Silva Rodrigues; Roberto Paulo Barbosa Ramos; Alessandro de Castro Correa; Elza Monteiro Leão Filha; Sergio Neves Monteiro; Alisson Clay Rios da Silva; Roberto Tetsuo Fujiyama; Verônica Scarpini Candido

doi:10.3390/polym15183682

Use of Yarn and Carded Jute as Epoxy Matrix Reinforcement for the Production of Composite Materials for Application in the Wind Sector: A Preliminary Analysis for the Manufacture of Blades for Low-Intensity Winds

Polymers (Basel). 2023 Sep 7;15(18):3682. doi: 10.3390/polym15183682.

Authors

Robson Luis Baleeiro Cardoso¹, Jean da Silva Rodrigues², Roberto Paulo Barbosa Ramos², Alessandro de Castro Correa², Elza Monteiro Leão Filha², Sergio Neves Monteiro³, Alisson Clay Rios da Silva⁴, Roberto Tetsuo Fujiyama¹, Verônica Scarpini Candido¹

Affiliations

¹ Engineering of Natural Resources of the Amazon Program, Federal University of Para-UFPA, Belem 66075-110, Brazil.
² Materials Engineering Program, Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Para-IFPA, Belem 66645-240, Brazil.
³ Materials Science Program, Military Engineering Institute-IME, Rio de Janeiro 22290-270, Brazil.
⁴ Material Science and Engineering Program, Federal University of Para-UFPA, Ananindeua 67000-000, Brazil.

Abstract

The development of wind turbines for regions with low wind speeds imposes a challenge to the expansion of the corresponding energy generation capacity. The present work consists of an evaluation of the potential carded jute fiber and jute yarn to be used in the construction of a wind blade for regions of low wind intensity. The fibers used were supplied by Company Textile of Castanhal (Castanhal-Para-Brazil) and used in the study without chemical treatment in the form of single-filament fibers and yarns with a surface twist of 18.5°. The composites were produced through the resin infusion technique and underwent tensile and shear tests using 120-Ohm strain gauges and a blade extensometer to obtain the Young's modulus. In the analysis of the results, the ANOVA test was applied with a 0.05 significance level, followed by Tukey's test. The results showed that long, aligned jute fibers can be a good option for laminated structures applied in composites for small wind turbine blades.

Keywords: ANOVA; carded jute; composite material; natural fiber.

Grants and funding

This research was partially financed by the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES)—finance code 001, Brazil and Dean of Research and Graduate Studies (Propesp), Federal University of Para, process 23073.060631/2023-24.