Development of Micro Downwind Turbine Generator Having Soft Blades

As there are frequent needs to install a micro wind turbine generator in a residential area, we have developed such a downwind-type turbine rotor having the following specifications: The rotor has the tip diameter of 1.5 m and three two-dimensional NACA0018 blades of 0.15 m chord whose material is l...

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Main Authors: Kouichi YOSHIDA, Xianwu LUO, Shuhong LIU, Hidenori EGUCHI, Michihiro NISHI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 2011-04-01
Series:Journal of Fluid Science and Technology
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jfst/6/3/6_3_313/_pdf/-char/en