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Title: Catalog of low-Reynolds-number airfoil data for wind-turbine applications

Abstract

A literature survey was performed to acquire airfoil data at low Reynolds numbers which would be applicable to small wind energy conversion systems. The data were screened and the most reliable compiled into a catalog. Each entry includes airfoil coordinates, lift, drag and pitching moment characteristics in both graphical and tabular form. A discussion in elementary terms is given concerning airfoil behavior and the effects of Reynolds number, surface roughness and turbulence.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Rockwell International Corp., Golden, CO (United States). Rocky Flats Plant; Texas A and M Univ., College Station (USA). Dept. of Aerospace Engineering
OSTI Identifier:
5044823
Report Number(s):
RFP-3387
ON: DE82021712
DOE Contract Number:  
AC04-76DP03533
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
17 WIND ENERGY; AIRFOILS; CATALOGS; DATA COMPILATION; WIND TURBINES; AERODYNAMICS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; COORDINATES; CORRELATIONS; DRAG; INCLINATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; ROUGHNESS; TESTING; TURBULENCE; WIND TUNNELS; DATA; DOCUMENT TYPES; FLUID MECHANICS; INFORMATION; LAYERS; MACHINERY; MECHANICS; NUMERICAL DATA; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TUNNELS; TURBINES; TURBOMACHINERY; UNDERGROUND FACILITIES; 170602* - Wind Energy Engineering- Turbine Design & Operation

Citation Formats

Miley, S J. Catalog of low-Reynolds-number airfoil data for wind-turbine applications. United States: N. p., 1982. Web. doi:10.2172/5044823.
Miley, S J. Catalog of low-Reynolds-number airfoil data for wind-turbine applications. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5044823
Miley, S J. 1982. "Catalog of low-Reynolds-number airfoil data for wind-turbine applications". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5044823. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5044823.
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title = {Catalog of low-Reynolds-number airfoil data for wind-turbine applications},
author = {Miley, S J},
abstractNote = {A literature survey was performed to acquire airfoil data at low Reynolds numbers which would be applicable to small wind energy conversion systems. The data were screened and the most reliable compiled into a catalog. Each entry includes airfoil coordinates, lift, drag and pitching moment characteristics in both graphical and tabular form. A discussion in elementary terms is given concerning airfoil behavior and the effects of Reynolds number, surface roughness and turbulence.},
doi = {10.2172/5044823},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5044823}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1982},
month = {Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1982}
}