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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-7-647-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-7-647-2022
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23 Mar 2022
Research article |  | 23 Mar 2022

High-Reynolds-number wind turbine blade equipped with root spoilers – Part 1: Unsteady aerodynamic analysis using URANS simulations

Thomas Potentier, Emmanuel Guilmineau, Arthur Finez, Colin Le Bourdat, and Caroline Braud

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The spoiler is found to efficiently rearrange the mean flow seen by thick aerofoil: adding lift...
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