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Aerodynamic Performance of a 5-Metre-Diameter Darrieus Turbine with Extruded Aluminum NACA-0015 Blades.


SAND800179

Publication Date 1980
Personal Author Sheldahl, R. E.; Klimas, P. C.; Feltz, L. V.
Page Count 41
Abstract A 5-metre-diameter vertical-axis wind turbine has undergone continued testing since 1976 at the Sandia Laboratories Wind Turbine site. The latest tests of this machine have been with extruded aluminum blades of NACA-0015 airfoil cross section. The results of these tests at several turbine rotational speeds are presented and compared with earlier test results. A performance comparison is made with a vortex/lifting line computational code. The performance of the turbine with the extruded blades met all expectations. (ERA citation 05:025856)
Keywords
  • Darrieus rotors
  • Aerodynamics
  • Airfoils
  • Performance testing
  • Power coefficient
  • ERDA/170602
Source Agency
  • Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
NTIS Subject Category
  • 97O - Miscellaneous Energy Conversion & Storage
Corporate Authors Sandia Labs., Albuquerque, NM.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number 198024
Contract Number
  • EY-76-C-04-0789
Aerodynamic Performance of a 5-Metre-Diameter Darrieus Turbine with Extruded Aluminum NACA-0015 Blades.
Aerodynamic Performance of a 5-Metre-Diameter Darrieus Turbine with Extruded Aluminum NACA-0015 Blades.
SAND800179

  • Darrieus rotors
  • Aerodynamics
  • Airfoils
  • Performance testing
  • Power coefficient
  • ERDA/170602
  • Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
  • 97O - Miscellaneous Energy Conversion & Storage
  • EY-76-C-04-0789
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