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Title: Tailored airfoils for vertical axis wind turbines

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OSTI ID:6796472

The evolution of a family of airfoil sections designed to be used as blade elements of a vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) is described. This evolution consists of extensive computer simulation, wind tunnel testing and field testing. The process reveals that significant reductions in system costs-of-energy and increases in fatigue lifetime may be expected for VAWT systems using these blade elements.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-76DP00789
OSTI ID:
6796472
Report Number(s):
SAND-84-1062C; CONF-840804-27; ON: DE84013618
Resource Relation:
Conference: Intersociety energy conversion engineering conference, San Francisco, CA, USA, 19 Aug 1984; Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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