Testing of an Arrow-Head Vertical-Axis Wind Turbine Model

Renewable Energy

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 223-231

  Morcos, V H ^a   Abdel Hafez, O M E ^a  

^a Assiut University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROTORS; SPEED; TORQUE; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; WIND POWER; WIND TUNNELS;

ARROW HEAD VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE; BLADE ANGLE; RECTANGULAR BLADE SECTION;

WIND TURBINES;

TESTING; WIND TUNNELS; WIND TURBINES-VERTICAL AXIS;

EID: 0041537909     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0960-1481(96)00001-8     Document Type: Article

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