Abstract
A matrix of airfoils has been developed to determine the effects of airfoil thickness and the maximum lift to leading-edge roughness. The matrix consists of three natural-laminar-flow airfoils, the S901, S902, and S903, for wind turbine applications. The airfoils have been designed and analyzed theoretically and verified experimentally in the The Pennsylvania State University low-speed,low-turbulence wind tunnel. The effect of roughness on the maximum life increases with increasing airfoil thickness and decreases slightly with increasing maximum lift. Comparisons of the theoretical and experimental results generally show good agreement.
| Original language | American English |
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| Number of pages | 130 |
| State | Published - 2005 |
Bibliographical note
Work performed by Airfoils, Inc., State College, PennsylvaniaNREL Publication Number
- NREL/SR-500-36336
Keywords
- airfoil design
- airfoils
- Pennsylvania State University
- wind energy
- wind turbine