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Wind Turbine Blade Experiments and Studies
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Definition
There are a few design considerations in order to determine the optimal number of blades and length of a wind turbine, among others: aerodynamic efficiency, cost, reliability, and aesthetics.
Background Information
- Learn about Wind [View Resource]
- Small Wind Turbine Basics [View Resource]
- Wind turbine design [View Resource]
- Efficiency and performance of wind turbines [View Resource]
- Wind turbine aerodynamics [View Resource]
- Wind Turbine Blade Aerodynamics [View Resource]
K-12 Experiments, Labs, Lesson Plans and Science Fair Projects
- Effect of Blade Size (Length, Area) and Shape on Electrical Output of a Windmill [View Experiment]
- Number and Size of Blades of a Wind Turbine vs. Electrical Output [View Experiment]
- Develop and investigate wind turbine rotor designs to evaluate which produces the most energy at a certain wind speed [View Experiment]
- Wind Turbine Science Projects [View Experiment]
- How Wind Turbines are Made [View Experiment]
- Working with wind energy [View Experiment]
- Basic PVC Wind Turbine Experiment [View Experiment]
College Experiments, Labs, Studies and Articles
- Active Load Control Techniques for Wind Turbines [View Experiment]
- University Collaboration on Wind Energy [View Experiment]
- Concepts to Facilitate Very Large Blades [View Experiment]
- Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Aerodynamics: ThreeDimensional, Unsteady, and Separated Flow Influences [View Experiment]
- Design of a wind tunnel scale model of an adaptive wind turbine blade for active aerodynamic load control experiments [View Experiment]
- Smart rotor blades & rotor control [View Experiment]
- Aero-Structural Performance of Multiplane Wind Turbine Blades [View Experiment]
Theses and Dissertations
- Simulations of flow over wind turbines [View Thesis]
- Ultimate strength of a large windturbine blade [View Thesis]
- Aerodynamic design and optimization of horizontal axis wind turbines by using BEM theory and genetic algorithm [View Thesis]
Patents
- Blades or vanes for fluid flow machines (US Patent 3614260, 1971) [View Patent]
- Wind energy concentrators (US Patent 4045144, 1977 ) [View Patent]
- Double wind turbine with four function blade set (US Patent 4129787, 1978 ) [View Patent]
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