Local design, testing and manufacturing of small mixed airfoil wind turbine blades of glass fiber reinforced plastics. Part I: design of the blade and root

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 249-280

  Habali, S M ^a   Saleh, I A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^b ROYAL SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; ROTORS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; WIND TURBINES;

AERODYNAMIC DESIGN; AIRFOIL WIND TURBINE BLADES; GRID CONNECTED PITCH CONTROLLED MACHINE; WIND ENERGY CONVERTER;

WIND POWER;

EID: 0034141107     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-8904(99)00103-X     Document Type: Article

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