Wind tunnel test on airfoil risoø-B1-18 with an active trailing edge flap

Wind Energy

Volumn 13, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 207-219

  Bak, Christian ^a   Gaunaa, Mac ^a   Andersen, Peter B ^a   Buhl, Thomas ^a   Hansen, Per ^a   Clemmensen, Kasper ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Airfoils; Load reduction; Trailing edge flaps; Wind tunnel test

Indexed keywords

ABILITY TESTING; AIRFOILS; WIND STRESS;

ACTIVE TRAILING EDGE FLAP; INDICIAL FUNCTIONS; LOAD REDUCTION; LOAD VARIATIONS; STEADY STATE TEST; TRAILING EDGE FLAPS; WIND TUNNEL TESTS; WIND TURBINE AIRFOILS;

WIND TUNNELS;

AMPLIFICATION; AMPLITUDE; LOADING; PIEZOELECTRICITY; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; WIND TUNNEL;

EID: 77950611436     PISSN: 10954244     EISSN: 10991824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/we.369     Document Type: Article

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