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Articles | Volume 8, issue 1
Articles | Volume 8, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-8-41-2023
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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-8-41-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 8, issue 1
Research article
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04 Jan 2023
Research article |  | 04 Jan 2023

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling of actual eroded wind turbine blades

Kisorthman Vimalakanthan, Harald van der Mijle Meijer, Iana Bakhmet, and Gerard Schepers

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Leading edge erosion (LEE) is one of the most critical degradation mechanisms that occur with wind turbine blades. A detailed understanding of the LEE process and the impact on aerodynamic performance due to the damaged leading edge is required to optimize blade maintenance. Providing accurate modeling tools is therefore essential. This novel study assesses CFD approaches for modeling high-resolution scanned LE surfaces from an actual blade with LEE damages.
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