Soft Shells
“Lifecycle leading edge protection”
The protection properties of the Olsen Wings Soft Shell are the top performer worldwide. It is designed and tested to protect the leading edge of a wind turbine blade throughout the entire lifespan of the blade.
As the tip speed of wind turbine blades increases so does the wear affected by rain drops. Already after a year significant lower power output is seen from turbines on certain sites. The Olsen Wings Soft Shell solution keeps the turbine performance high in all kinds of weather.
Passing more than 5x the standardized rain erosion test duration, the Olsen Wings Soft Shell reaches a level no other products have achieved.
Olsen Wings offers customer specific tip shells and our standardized Inner and Outer shells to protect the desired length of any wind turbine blade.
Qualification testing
- Using the toughest accepted standard for rain erosion testing, DNV-GL-RP 0171, the Olsen Wings soft shell has no identification of wear after 50 hrs, 5 x the requirement
- Passing 25 weeks of aging testing according to DNV-GL-RP 0573 including 25 x 1 hour of rain erosion testing according to DNV-GL-RP 0171 with no penetration to the sub-material
- Adhesion above 3.1 N/mm in peel strength according to ASTM D6862
Advantages of using Olsen Wings Soft Shell:
- Proven extreme high erosion resistance
- Pre-Activated Soft Shells
- AEP optimized throughout the lifespan of the turbine.
- Improving energy production duration
- Simple mounting process
- Reducing repair time
