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Computational And Experimental Study On Innovative Horizontal-Axis Wind Turbine Blade Designs, Abdulrahman A. Alsultan
Computational And Experimental Study On Innovative Horizontal-Axis Wind Turbine Blade Designs, Abdulrahman A. Alsultan
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This study was made to explore three novel blade geometries with intent to increase power production of a horizontal axes, three blade arrangement wind turbine. This was done by designing the blades using computer aided design (CAD) modeling software, followed by a rigorous testing phase, utilizing a computational fluid dynamics software (CFD). The blades then went into a cycle of iterative design to achieve the best parameters that will positively impact the overall power generation efficiency. These steps were followed by printing the blades utilizing 3D Printing technology, testing them for the power generation, and finally, tabulating these findings to …