NRT Design Verification Test Plan
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
The National Rotor Testbed (NRT) design verification experiment is the first test of the new NRT blades retrofitted to the existing Vestas V27 hub and nacelle operated at the Sandia Scaled Wind Farm Technology (SWiFT) facility. This document lays out a plan for pre-assembly, ground assembly, installation, commissioning, and flight testing the NRT rotor. Its performance will be quantified. Adjustments to torque constant and collective blade pitch will be made to ensure that the tip-speed-ratio and span-wise loading are as close to the NRT design as possible. This will ensure that the NRT creates a scaled wake of the GE 1.5sle turbine. Upon completion of this test, the NRT will be in an operational state, ready for future experiments.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States); Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Wind Energy Technologies Office; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Water Power Technologies Office
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000; NA0003525
- OSTI ID:
- 1489535
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-2018-14254; 671035
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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