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The blade is 27m long with a rotational angular velocity of 2.43 rad/s. The upstream wind speed (or should we say the free stream velocity?) is 8 m/s. The blade is made out of an orthotropic composite material with the following properties: (Should we include all this info here or only in Part 2?) 

Density (kg/m^3)

1550

Young's Modulus-X (Pa)

1.1375E+11

Young's Modulus-Y (Pa)

7.583E+09

Young's Modulus-Z (Pa)

7.583E+09

Poisson's Ratio-XY

0.32

Poisson's Ratio-YZ

0.37

Poisson's Ratio-XZ

0.35

Shear Modulus-XY (Pa)

5.446E+09

Shear Modulus-YZ (Pa)

2.964E+09

Shear Modulus-XZ (Pa)

2.964E+09

*Include more details on the boundary conditions?

Option #2 (almost exact copy of Edwin's text): 

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