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Title: Aeroelastic stability analysis of a Darrieus wind turbine

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5086327· OSTI ID:5086327

An aeroelastic stability analysis has been developed for predicting flutter instabilities on vertical axis wind turbines. The analytical model and mathematical formulation of the problem are described as well as the physical mechanism that creates flutter in Darrieus turbines. Theoretical results are compared with measured experimental data from flutter tests of the Sandia 2 Meter turbine. Based on this comparison, the analysis appears to be an adequate design evaluation tool.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-76DP00789
OSTI ID:
5086327
Report Number(s):
SAND-82-0672; ON: DE82017001
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Portions of document are illegible
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English