The prediction of horizontal axis wind turbine performance in yawed flow using an unsteady prescribed wake model

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy

Volumn 213, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 33-43

  Coton, F N ^a   Wang, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerofoil; HAWT; Prediction; Wake model; Yawed flow

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC LOADS; AERODYNAMICS; AIRFOILS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PERFORMANCE; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; UNSTEADY FLOW; WAKES;

HORIZONTAL AXIS WIND TURBINE; WAKE MODEL; YAWED FLOW;

WIND TURBINES;

AERODYNAMICS; HORIZONTAL AXIS WIND TURBINE; MODEL; PERFORMANCE PREDICTION; WAKE; YAW;

EID: 0032784207     PISSN: 09576509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0957650991537419     Document Type: Article

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