Method for attachment of wind turbine vortex generators

摘要

A rotor blade assembly 100 for a wind turbine 10 includes a rotor blade 16 having a pressure side 22, a suction side 24, a leading edge 26, and a trailing edge 28. A vortex generator accessory 102 is mounted to either of the suction side 24 or pressure side 22 and includes a base portion 104 and a protrusion member 108 extending upwardly from the base portion 104. An attachment layer 110 connects the base portion 104 to the suction 24 or pressure side 22. The attachment layer 110 has a lower shear modulus than the base portion 104 to allow for shear slippage between the base portion 104 and the underlying suction 24 or pressure side 22.