Wind turbine blade wire saw - GIF

[Altair]

Wind turbine blade wire saw.




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Quarry wire saw - GIF
Stone cutting chainsaw - GIF
diamond wire stone cutting robot
Giant marble chainsaw - GIF and video
Underwater pipe and pile cutter - GIF

[Bony]

Why on earth would you want to cut up a wind turbine blade? Other than to destroy it for recycling or ?

[hemmjo]

They wear out. It is cheaper to haul them to the land fill when cut into smaller pieces. So much for the Eco-Friendlyness of wind power.

Although there may be some progress being made in the recycling process.

[Bony]

Thanks Hemmjo, so what is it that wears out, they flex too much and weaken and therefore for safety like helicopter blades ?

[Elizabeth Greene]

They are moving fast, and when they strike dust or water in the air it wears away the leading edge of the blade.