An experimental investigation of a large, vertical-axis wind turbine: Effects of venting and capping

Wind Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 213-222

  Plourde, B ^a   Abraham, J ^a   Mowry, G ^a   Minkowycz, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

^b University of Illinois at Chicago   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATTERY SYSTEMS; CELLULAR COMMUNICATION; CELLULAR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; COMMUNICATION TOWERS; DIESEL GENERATORS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; GRID-CONNECTED; HIGH-SPEED; TUNNEL TEST; VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINES;

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; TOWERS; WIND TURBINES;

TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

COMMUNICATION NETWORK; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY USE; WIND POWER; WIND TUNNEL; WIND TURBINE; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 79959293284     PISSN: 0309524X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/0309-524X.35.2.213     Document Type: Article

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