Parametric study on off-design aerodynamic performance of a horizontal axis wind turbine blade and proposed pitch control

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 93, Issue , 2015, Pages 349-356

  Najafian Ashrafi, Z ^a   Ghaderi, M ^a   Sedaghat, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aerodynamic design; BEM theory; Constant rotor speed; HAWTs; Pitch control

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; ALGORITHMS; ANGLE OF ATTACK; BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; DESIGN; ITERATIVE METHODS; SPEED; TURBINE COMPONENTS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; WIND;

AERODYNAMIC DESIGNS; BEM THEORIES; HAWTS; PITCH CONTROL; ROTOR SPEED;

WIND TURBINES;

EID: 84922251653     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2015.01.048     Document Type: Article

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