Articles | Volume 10, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-10-451-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-10-451-2025
Research article
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21 Feb 2025
Research article |  | 21 Feb 2025

Glauert's optimum rotor disk revisited – a calculus of variations solution and exact integrals for thrust and bending moment coefficients

Divya Tyagi and Sven Schmitz

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Sven Schmitz on behalf of the Authors (29 Oct 2024)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (15 Nov 2024) by Jens Nørkær Sørensen
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (15 Nov 2024)
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (26 Nov 2024)
ED: Publish as is (27 Nov 2024) by Jens Nørkær Sørensen
ED: Publish as is (29 Nov 2024) by Sandrine Aubrun (Chief editor)
AR by Sven Schmitz on behalf of the Authors (30 Nov 2024)  Author's response   Manuscript 

Post-review adjustments

AA: Author's adjustment | EA: Editor approval
AA by Sven Schmitz on behalf of the Authors (03 Feb 2025)   Author's adjustment   Manuscript
EA: Adjustments approved (16 Feb 2025) by Jens Nørkær Sørensen
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This paper adds to the literature on rotor disk theory by solving a century-old problem with a different mathematical approach. The classical results are recovered, while also adding expressions and asymptotic limits for performance coefficients that were not included in the original theory. This work adds to classical rotor disk theory as a valuable contribution to research and teaching in wind turbine aerodynamics.
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