Articles | Volume 10, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-10-2499-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-10-2499-2025
Research article
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04 Nov 2025
Research article |  | 04 Nov 2025

Blade surface pressure and drag measurement of a blade section on a 4.3 MW turbine with trailing-edge flaps

Helge Aagaard Madsen, Alejandro Gomez Gonzalez, Thanasis Barlas, Anders Smærup Olsen, Sigurd Brabæk Ildvedsen, and Andreas Fischer

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Testing wake rake on rotating rig Madsen, Helge Aagaard Olsen, Anders Smærup Barlas, Athanasios Fischer, Andreas Ildvedsen, Sigurd Brabæk Gonzalez, Alejandro Gomez https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17062097

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In this article, we present the measurements of local aerodynamic sectional characteristics on a full-scale rotor blade with a novel add-on instrumentation comprising a wake rake, a pressure belt, and a five-hole Pitot tube. In general, the demonstration of this instrumentation opens a range of promising new options for optimizing airfoil sectional performance in its real operating environment, e.g., the size and position of vortex generators.
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