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Articles | Volume 7, issue 3
Articles | Volume 7, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-7-943-2022
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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-7-943-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 7, issue 3
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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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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