Sandia vertical-axis wind turbine program. Technical quarterly report, January--March 1976

Technical Report · Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1976

OSTI ID:7336344

Weingarten, L I; Blackwell, B F

This quarterly report describes the activities within the Sandia Laboratories Vertical-Axis Wind Turbine Program during the third quarter of fiscal year 1976. Included are the highlights of the quarter; a review of the status of general design efforts in the areas of aerodynamics, structures, systems analysis, and testing; a summary of preliminary design details of the proposed 17-m turbine/60-kW generator system for power grid application; and structural analysis and operational test results for the existing 5-m turbine.

• Research Organization: Sandia Labs., Albuquerque, N.Mex. (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: E(29-1)-789
• OSTI ID: 7336344
• Report Number(s): SAND-76-0338
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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17 WIND ENERGY
170602* -- Wind Energy Engineering-- Turbine Design & Operation
AERODYNAMICS
CONFIGURATION
COST
DARRIEUS ROTORS
DEFORMATION
DESIGN
FLUID MECHANICS
MECHANICS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
ROTORS
SANDIA LABORATORIES
STRESSES
TESTING
TURBINE BLADES
US AEC
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
VERTICAL AXIS TURBINES
WIND TURBINES