Wind Energy Science
Wind Energy Science
WES
Articles | Volume 5, issue 4
Articles | Volume 5, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-5-1645-2020
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Special issue:
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-5-1645-2020
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 5, issue 4
Research article
 | 
26 Nov 2020
Research article |  | 26 Nov 2020

Aerodynamic effects of Gurney flaps on the rotor blades of a research wind turbine

Jörg Alber, Rodrigo Soto-Valle, Marinos Manolesos, Sirko Bartholomay, Christian Navid Nayeri, Marvin Schönlau, Christian Menzel, Christian Oliver Paschereit, Joachim Twele, and Jens Fortmann

Viewed

Total article views: 4,256 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
HTML PDF XML Total BibTeX EndNote
2,869 1,252 135 4,256 181 164
  • HTML: 2,869
  • PDF: 1,252
  • XML: 135
  • Total: 4,256
  • BibTeX: 181
  • EndNote: 164
Views and downloads (calculated since 21 Feb 2020)
Cumulative views and downloads (calculated since 21 Feb 2020)

Viewed (geographical distribution)

Total article views: 4,256 (including HTML, PDF, and XML) Thereof 3,978 with geography defined and 278 with unknown origin.
Country # Views %
  • 1
1
 
 
 
 
Latest update: 02 Dec 2025
Download
Short summary
The aerodynamic impact of Gurney flaps is investigated on the rotor blades of the Berlin Research Turbine. The findings of this research project contribute to performance improvements of different-size rotor blades. Gurney flaps are considered a worthwhile passive flow-control device in order to alleviate the adverse effects of both early separation in the inner blade region and leading-edge erosion throughout large parts of the blade span.
Read more
Share
Special issue
Wind Energy Science Conference 2019
Altmetrics
Final-revised paper
Preprint