Articles | Volume 7, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-7-943-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-7-943-2022
Research article
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03 May 2022
Research article |  | 03 May 2022

Experimental investigation of mini Gurney flaps in combination with vortex generators for improved wind turbine blade performance

Jörg Alber, Marinos Manolesos, Guido Weinzierl-Dlugosch, Johannes Fischer, Alexander Schönmeier, Christian Navid Nayeri, Christian Oliver Paschereit, Joachim Twele, Jens Fortmann, Pier Francesco Melani, and Alessandro Bianchini

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on wes-2021-124', Anonymous Referee #1, 04 Feb 2022
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Joerg Alber, 23 Feb 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on wes-2021-124', Mohammad Mahfouz, 04 Feb 2022
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Joerg Alber, 23 Feb 2022

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Joerg Alber on behalf of the Authors (25 Mar 2022)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (28 Mar 2022) by Mingming Zhang
ED: Publish as is (31 Mar 2022) by Carlo L. Bottasso (Chief editor)
AR by Joerg Alber on behalf of the Authors (07 Apr 2022)
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Short summary
This paper investigates the potentials and the limitations of mini Gurney flaps and their combination with vortex generators for improved rotor blade performance of wind turbines. These small passive add-ons are installed in order to increase the annual energy production by mitigating the effects of both early separation toward the root region and surface erosion toward the tip region of the blade. As such, this study contributes to the reliable and long-term generation of renewable energy.
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