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- Title
A Low Cost Wind Turbine and Blade Performance.
- Authors
Freere, Peter; Sacher, Matthew; Derricott, James; Hanson, Bryan
- Abstract
A case study was performed on a commercially available low cost wind turbine. The turbine was tested in a wind tunnel with up to 13 m/s wind speed. The blade characteristics were measured as a function of wind speed, yaw angle, with and without a nose cone, and compared to theoretical models. Practical issues are noted as required for reliable operation, in particular the design of blades and their attachment to the turbine.
- Subjects
WIND turbines; WIND tunnel testing; WIND speed; YAWING (Aerodynamics); NOSES (Aircraft); TURBINE blades -- Design &; construction
- Publication
Wind Engineering, 2010, Vol 34, Issue 3, p289
- ISSN
0309-524X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1260/0309-524X.34.3.289