Patent ID: 11879427
Assignee: TPI COMPOSITES, INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B  Y | IPC B  F

Claim 15:
16. A wind turbine blade assembly, the wind turbine blade assembly comprising:
a wind turbine blade, the turbine blade comprising a first blade half and a second blade half;
a shear web, the shear web comprising a first side and a second side;
the first side of the shear web fixed to the first blade half;
the shear web comprising a plurality of apertures formed therein;

the second blade half fixed to the second side of the shear web, defining a blade interior between the first blade half and the second blade half and extended from a root to a tip of the turbine blade;
a first bulkhead attached to the first side of the shear web within the blade interior;
the first bulkhead comprising a first fluid conduit disposed therethrough; and

a second bulkhead attached to the second side of the shear web within the blade interior;
the second bulkhead comprising a second fluid conduit disposed therethrough; and

wherein the first bulkhead is proximate to the blade root and the second bulkhead is spaced in a spanwise direction from the first bulkhead to define a first air circulation zone between the first bulkhead and the second bulkhead, and a second air circulation zone between the second bulkhead and the turbine blade tip.