DeepCWind 1:50 Scale Wind Blade Mold designed and manufactured at AMC

1:50th Scale Wind Blade Mold

 

 

The AMC worked with the Advanced Structures and Composites Center,  to develop and manufacture this aluminum mold.  The blade profile is 48 inches long and has over 14 degrees of twist along it’s axis.  The mold withstands over 21,000 lbs of internal forces from an inflatable bladder that forms the composite material into a hollow blade.