S829 Airfoil; Period of Performance: 1994--1995

Technical Report · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2005

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/15011668· OSTI ID:15011668

Somers, D M

A 16%-thick, natural-laminar-flow airfoil, the S829, for the tip region of 20- to 40-meter-diameter, stall-regulated, horizontal-axis wind turbines has been designed and analyzed theoretically. The two primary objectives of restrained maximum lift, insensitive to roughness, and low profile drag have been achieved. The constraints on the pitching moment and the airfoil thickness have been satisfied. The airfoil should exhibit a docile stall.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-99-GO10337
• OSTI ID: 15011668
• Report Number(s): NREL/SR-500-36337; AAF-1-14289-01; TRN: US200507%%627
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 1 Jan 2005; Related Information: Work performed by Airfoil, Inc., State College, Pennsylvania
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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WIND ENERGY