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An Experimental Investigation on Surface Water Transport and Ice Accreting Process Pertinent to Wind Turbine Icing Phenomena
(Virginia Tech, 2015-06)
Wind turbine icing represents the most significant threat to the integrity of wind turbines in cold weather. Ice accretion on turbine blades would decrease power production of the wind turbines significantly. Ice accretion ...
Analysis of Turbine Wake Characteristics using Proper Orthogonal Decomposition and Triple Decomposition Methods
(Virginia Tech, 2015-06)
In the present study, we report the progress made in our efforts to examine the wake flow characteristics behind a commonly-used three-bladed horizontal-axis wind turbine. A series of experiments were performed in a ...
A Wind Tunnel Study on the Aeromechanics of Dual-Rotor Wind Turbines
(Virginia Tech, 2015-06)
In the present study, we report our recent efforts to develop a novel dual-rotor wind turbine (DRWT) concept to improve aerodynamic efficiency of isolated turbines as well as wind farms. The DRWT concept employs a secondary, ...