Experimental validation of a ducted wind turbine design strategy

Kanya, Benjamin; Visser, Kenneth D.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-3-919-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-3-919-2018

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Wind Energy Science Conference 2017

https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-3-919-2018

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18 Dec 2018

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| 18 Dec 2018

Experimental validation of a ducted wind turbine design strategy

Benjamin Kanya and Kenneth D. Visser

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Final revised paper (published on 18 Dec 2018)
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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Experimental Validation of a Ducted Wind Turbine Design Strategy', Anonymous Referee #1, 24 Dec 2017
- AC1: 'Responses to Referee #1', Ken Visser, 07 Feb 2018
RC2: 'referee review of paper by kanya and Visser', Anonymous Referee #2, 26 Dec 2017
- AC2: 'Responses to Referee #2', Ken Visser, 07 Feb 2018
EC1: 'Editor's comments based on the replies from reviewer 1 and 2', Jens Nørkær Sørensen, 08 Feb 2018

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Ken Visser on behalf of the Authors (04 May 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (07 May 2018) by Jens Nørkær Sørensen

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (22 May 2018)

ED: Publish as is (12 Jun 2018) by Jens Nørkær Sørensen

ED: Publish as is (17 Jun 2018) by Jakob Mann (Chief editor)

AR by Ken Visser on behalf of the Authors (26 Jun 2018)

Short summary

The energy capture of a wind turbine can be improved by completely surrounding it with an airfoil-shaped duct. This paper describes a new modeling strategy used to design an experimental 2.5 m ducted turbine, tested at the University of Waterloo wind turbine test facility. The wind tunnel data validated the predicted performance, indicating that the ducted turbine produced more than twice the power output of a conventional turbine design of the same size. Design implications are also discussed.