S830, S831, and S832 Airfoils: November 2001-November 2002

Technical Report · Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2005

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/15020039· OSTI ID:15020039

Somers, D M

A family of quiet, thick, natural-laminar-flow airfoils, the S830, S831, and S832, for 40 - 50-meter-diameter, variable-speed/variable-pitch, horizontal-axis wind turbines has been designed and analyzed theoretically. The two primary objectives of high maximum lift, relatively insensitive to roughness, and low profile drag have been achieved. The airfoils should exhibit docile stalls, which meet the design goal. The constraints on the pitching moment and the airfoils thicknesses have been satisfied.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-99-GO10337
• OSTI ID: 15020039
• Report Number(s): NREL/SR-500-36339; AAM-1-31212-01; TRN: US200518%%211
• Resource Relation: Related Information: Work performed by Airfoils, Inc., Port Matilda, Pennsylvania
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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