Blockage corrections in wind tunnel tests of small horizontal-axis wind turbines

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 565-569

  Chen, T Y ^a   Liou, L R ^a  

^a TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Blockage effect; Horizontal axis wind turbine (HAWT); Wind tunnel

Indexed keywords

BLADE PITCH; BLOCKAGE CORRECTION; BLOCKAGE EFFECTS; BLOCKAGE RATIO; HORIZONTAL-AXIS WIND TURBINES; ROTOR TIP; TEST CONDITION; TUNNEL VELOCITY; TURBINE POWER; WIND TUNNEL TESTS;

FLIGHT DYNAMICS; WIND POWER; WIND STRESS; WIND TUNNELS;

WIND TURBINES;

EID: 78751700906     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2010.12.005     Document Type: Article

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