{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/625e72f91e711d00136af36e/67a9d6f33ef0b176eaa48d98?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"‘We need a standardised dictionary for blade damage’","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/625e72f91e711d00136af36e/1739183675756-82850603-7e96-4c89-a3aa-ae9b21d51df4.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>What is the difference between a split and a crack on a turbine blade? Our guest explains the need for an industry standard for blade damage.</p><p><br></p><p>Speaking ahead of Windpower Monthly’s Blades USA conference in late February, Lili Haus, wind energy engineer and scientist at the Electric Power Research Institute, discusses her quest to introduce a global dictionary of agreed terms to categorise blade damage.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>In Episode 32 of the Wind Power podcast, Haus, a speaker at the Blades USA conference, discusses the latest techniques available for blade inspections, the benefits of non-destructive evaluation and how predictive analysis could reduce the rate of costly blade failures.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Listen to this podcast episode to get a special discount code for the Blades USA conference and <a href=\"https://www.bladesusaforum.com/homepage\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">find out more about the event</a> on our dedicated website.</p><p><br></p><p>This episode was produced by Inga Marsden and Til Owen.</p>","author_name":"Windpower Monthly"}