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The wind tunnel measuring methods for wind turbine rotor blades

  • Vardar, Ali (Department of Agricultural Machinery, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Trakya) ;
  • Eker, Bulent (Department of Agricultural Machinery, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Trakya)
  • Received : 2004.03.15
  • Accepted : 2004.08.06
  • Published : 2004.10.25
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Abstract

In this study, a wind tunnel, that has been developed for experiments of wind turbine rotor blades, has been considered. The deviations of the measurements have been examined after this wind tunnel had been introduced and the measurements on it had been explained. Two different wind turbine rotor blades miniatures have been used for getting better results from the experiments. The accuracy of measurements have been experimented three times repetitively and examined statistically. As a result, wind speed values which this type of wind tunnel and wind turbine rotors need for starting, wind speed in the tunnel, temperature and moisture values, the number of rotor's revolution, and the voltage that is produced in 102 ${\Omega}$ resistance and current values have been determined to be fixed by measurements used. This type of wind tunnel and wind turbine rotor' performance difference and the difference of revolution figures have been determined to be fixed by measurements used.

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Acknowledgement

Supported by : The Scientific And Technical Research Council Of Turkey (TUBITAK)

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