An improved BEM model for the power curve prediction of stall-regulated wind turbines

Wind Energy

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 385-402

  Martínez, Jaime ^a   Bernabini, Luca ^a   Probst, Oliver ^a,b   Rodríguez, Ciro ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES   (Mexico)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Annex XIV XVIII database; Blade element momentum theory; Experimental validation; Modified Viterna Corrigan stall model; NASA Ames experiment; Stall regulated wind turbines

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

AIR DENSITIES; BLADE ELEMENT MOMENTUM (BEM); WING AERODYNAMICS;

WIND TURBINES;

AERODYNAMICS; AEROFOIL; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINE;

EID: 29044447533     PISSN: 10954244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/we.147     Document Type: Review

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