Root region airfoil for wind turbine

Patent · 01 January 1995

OSTI ID:869889

Tangler, James L ^[1]; Somers, Dan M ^[2]

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1. Boulder, CO
2. State College, PA

A thick airfoil for the root region of the blade of a wind turbine. The airfoil has a thickness in a range from 24%-26% and a Reynolds number in a range from 1,000,000 to 1,800,000. The airfoil has a maximum lift coefficient of 1.4-1.6 that has minimum sensitivity to roughness effects.

• Research Organization: MIDWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-83CH10093
• Assignee: Midwest Research Institute (Kansas City, MO)
• Patent Number(s): US 5417548
• OSTI ID: 869889
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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