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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-6-1311-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-6-1311-2021
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06 Oct 2021
Research article |  | 06 Oct 2021

Wind tunnel testing of a swept tip shape and comparison with multi-fidelity aerodynamic simulations

Thanasis Barlas, Georg Raimund Pirrung, Néstor Ramos-García, Sergio González Horcas, Robert Flemming Mikkelsen, Anders Smærup Olsen, and Mac Gaunaa

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Curved blade tips can potentially have a significant impact on wind turbine performance and loads. A swept tip shape optimized for wind turbine applications is tested in a wind tunnel. A range of numerical aerodynamic simulation tools with various levels of fidelity are compared. We show that all numerical tools except for the simplest blade element momentum based are in good agreement with the measurements, suggesting the required level of model fidelity necessary for the design of such tips.
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