Flow interactions of a finite-span synthetic jet on a wind-turbine airfoil
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Authors
Muller, Carter
Issue Date
2018-05
Type
Electronic thesis
Thesis
Thesis
Language
ENG
Keywords
Aeronautical engineering
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Abstract
Wind energy has grown tremendously over the past decade and now accounts for a significant amount of energy generated in the United States. One of the problems with wind energy is the unsteady aerodynamic loading experienced by the wind turbine's blades which can shorten the lifespan of the wind turbine. A way to prevent this is to regulate flow dynamics around the blade with flow control. In particular, through the use of active flow control, the flow around the blades can be tailored to attain favorable behavior and conditions on demand (e.g., reduce unsteady loading as desired). In order to do so, an understanding of the flow structures and interactions due to the flow control device is highly desired. This study focuses on a finite-span synthetic jet (which is an active flow control device).
Description
May 2018
School of Engineering
School of Engineering
Full Citation
Publisher
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY