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Wind Turbine Aerodynamics and Loading |
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Dr. Stephen Tullis
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Prototype turbine with control and instrumentation assembly at the turbine shaft base being prepared for testing. |
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Wind tunnel testing of an early prototype at the NRC 9m tunnel in Ottawa |
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Rooftop testing of two turbines at the McMaster Innovation Park |
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CFD results of a cross section of the flow through the rotating turbine |
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The aerodynamics of a small-scale vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) are currently being investigated experimentally and numerically. Some of this work is being undertaken with an industrial partner, Cleanfield Energy. A wide range of issues are under consideration, primarily associated with aerodynamics, power production and mitigation of vibration excitation.
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