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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-6-585-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-6-585-2021
Research article
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29 Apr 2021
Research article |  | 29 Apr 2021

Experimental investigation of wind turbine wake and load dynamics during yaw maneuvers

Stefano Macrí, Sandrine Aubrun, Annie Leroy, and Nicolas Girard

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