Load reduction using pressure difference on airfoil for control of trailing edge flaps

European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition 2009, EWEC 2009

Volumn 4, Issue , 2009, Pages 2736-2745

  Gaunaa, Mac ^a   Andersen, Peter Bjøm ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Load alleviation; Smart rotors; Trailing edge flaps

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE PREDICTION; AERO-ELASTIC SIMULATIONS; DEGREE OF FREEDOM; FATIGUE LOAD REDUCTION; LOAD ALLEVIATION; LOAD REDUCTION; LOAD REDUCTION POTENTIAL; POTENTIAL-FLOW THEORY; PRESSURE DIFFERENCES; SUCTION SIDE; TRAILING EDGE FLAPS; UNSTEADY LIFT; UNSTEADY LOADS; UNSTEADY PRESSURES;

ALGORITHMS; EXHIBITIONS; WAKES; WIND POWER;

AIRFOILS;

EID: 84870033115     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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