Wake effects within a wind farm are identified as one of the main factors impacting wind farm power production and fatigue loading on wind turbines' structural elements. An efficient …
We show that the upscaling of wind turbines from rotor diameters of 15–20 m to presently large rotors of 150–200 m has changed the requirements for the aerodynamic blade …
EK Fritz, C Ferreira, K Boorsma - Wind Energy, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This article proposes an efficient correction model that enables the extension of the blade element momentum method (BEM) for swept blades. Standard BEM algorithms, assuming a …
Wind turbines are emerging as one of the most promising and cost-effective renewable energy sources, due to their economical merits and technical maturity. It is important to …
Small-scale or scaled-down wind turbines for model experiments mostly operate in low- Reynolds-number flow. The nonlinear variations of aerodynamic coefficients with respect to …
Wind turbine blades experience excessive load due to inaccuracies in the prediction of aerodynamic loads by conventional methods during design, leading to structural failure. The …
Curved tip extensions are among the rotor innovation concepts that can contribute to the higher performance and lower cost of horizontal axis wind turbines. One of the key drivers to …
R Soto-Valle, S Bartholomay, J Alber… - Wind Energy …, 2020 - wes.copernicus.org
In this paper, a method to determine the angle of attack on a wind turbine rotor blade using a chordwise pressure distribution measurement was applied. The approach used a reduced …