Assessment of Scaled Rotors for Wind Tunnel Experiments.
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Rotor design and analysis work has been performed to support the conceptualization of a wind tunnel test focused on studying wake dynamics. This wind tunnel test would serve as part of a larger model validation campaign that is part of the Department of Energy Wind and Water Power Program’s Atmosphere to electrons (A2e) initiative. The first phase of this effort was directed towards designing a functionally scaled rotor based on the same design process and target full-scale turbine used for new rotors for the DOE/SNL SWiFT site. The second phase focused on assessing the capabilities of an already available rotor, the G1, designed and built by researchers at the Technical University of München.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States); Sandia National Laboratories, Los Angeles, CA
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Wind and Hydropower Technology Program (EE-2B)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 1235645
- Report Number(s):
- SAND--2015-5850R; 618496
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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