Wind Energy Science
Wind Energy Science
WES
Articles | Volume 9, issue 8
Articles | Volume 9, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-9-1713-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-9-1713-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 9, issue 8
Research article
 | 
19 Aug 2024
Research article |  | 19 Aug 2024

On optimizing the sensor spacing for pressure measurements on wind turbine airfoils

Erik K. Fritz, Christopher L. Kelley, and Kenneth A. Brown

Viewed

Total article views: 2,036 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
HTML PDF XML Total BibTeX EndNote
1,552 419 65 2,036 132 146
  • HTML: 1,552
  • PDF: 419
  • XML: 65
  • Total: 2,036
  • BibTeX: 132
  • EndNote: 146
Views and downloads (calculated since 22 Feb 2024)
Cumulative views and downloads (calculated since 22 Feb 2024)

Viewed (geographical distribution)

Total article views: 2,036 (including HTML, PDF, and XML) Thereof 1,969 with geography defined and 67 with unknown origin.
Country # Views %
  • 1
1
 
 
 
 
Latest update: 05 Feb 2026
Download
Short summary
This study investigates the benefits of optimizing the spacing of pressure sensors for measurement campaigns on wind turbine blades and airfoils. It is demonstrated that local aerodynamic properties can be estimated considerably more accurately when the sensor layout is optimized compared to commonly used simpler sensor layouts. This has the potential to reduce the number of sensors without losing measurement accuracy and, thus, reduce the instrumentation complexity and experiment cost.
Read more
Share
Altmetrics
Final-revised paper
Preprint