A mathematical model of bird collisions with wind turbine rotors

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 253-262

  Tucker, V A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROBABILITY; ROTORS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; WIND; WIND TURBINES;

BIRD COLLISIONS; BIRDS; COLLISION MODEL; WIND TURBINE ROTORS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 0030286630     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: 15288986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2871788     Document Type: Article

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