In this paper, a method for the determination of the aerodynamic performance characteristics using NACA airfoils is given for three bladed horizontal axis wind turbine. Blade geometry is obtained from ...

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A wind turbine off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts was struck by lightning, according to the US Coast Guard. It was the same one that sent shards of debris onto beaches after a blade failure ...

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Two different cooling configurations with the same turbine airfoil geometry ... evaluate the cooling efficiency and the aerodynamic performance, the blades will be tested in the wind tunnel for plane ...

Atmospheric plasma is generated on the electrodes attached to the blade surface ... of flow around airfoil by plasma flow control has been demonstrated by laboratory experiments, but not by field ...

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The blade of a wind turbine was struck by lightning on Nantucket, Massachusetts, Vineyard Wind confirmed Sunday.