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Design, construction, testing and manufacturing of vertical axis wind turbines

Conference ·
OSTI ID:6564740

A substantial design and development program has been underway in the United States of America on the Darrieus vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT). The purpose of this report is to present currently available information on: design, construction and testing of a 17 Meter Research Turbine; VAWT performance-cost optimization study; and VAWT manufacturing studies.

Research Organization:
Sandia Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
EY-76-C-04-0789
OSTI ID:
6564740
Report Number(s):
SAND-78-1253C; CONF-781014-1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English