Vortex augmentor concepts for wind energy conversion. Progress report, May--November 1975
A progress report on research, design, and development of aerodynamic devices which can concentrate and augment natural winds is presented. The keystone element is the generation and control of discrete vortices of high kinetic energy density by the appropriate interaction of suitably designed aerodynamic surfaces with natural winds of low kinetic energy density. Properly designed turbines would be utilized to transform the energy in this compacted field to useful shaft work. This idea is termed the vortex augmentor concept (VAC). Two major goals are described: (1) Evaluation and assessment of the VAC for wind energy conversion applications; and (2) Construction and operation of a small-scale outdoor test model. Each task objective is reviewed so that a description of progress to date as well as anticipated activities for the remainder of the program is presented.
- Research Organization:
- Polytechnic Inst. of Brooklyn, NY (USA). Dept. of Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mechanics
- OSTI ID:
- 7215579
- Report Number(s):
- PB-263749
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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