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Abbreviations

A :

Rotor area

a :

Axial induction factor

a′:

Tangential induction factor

B :

Number of blades

C d :

Drag coefficient

C l :

Lift coefficient

C p :

Power coefficient

C T :

Thrust coefficient

C θ :

Tangential velocity in far wake

D :

Aerodynamic drag

L :

Aerodynamic lift

M R :

Rotor shaft torque

M :

Bending moment, torque

P :

Power

p :

Load

R :

Blade radius

r :

Local radius on blade

T :

Thrust

u :

Axial velocity in the rotor plane

u 1 :

Axial velocity in far wake

V o :

Wind speed

V rel :

Relative velocity to blade

W:

Induced velocity

α :

Angle of attack

θ :

Local blade angle with rotor plane

ρ :

Air density

σ :

Solidity, material stress

Ф:

Flow angle

ω :

Angular velocity

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  1. DTU Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Nils Koppels Alle, building 404, Lyngby, Denmark

    Martin O. L. Hansen

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  1. German Biomass Research Centre, Leipzig, Germany

    Martin Kaltschmitt

  2. Institute of Environmental Technology and Energy Economics, Hamburg University of Technology, Hamburg, Germany

    Martin Kaltschmitt

  3. Earth Engineering Center, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

    Nickolas J. Themelis

  4. Ormat Technologies, Inc., Reno, NV, USA

    Lucien Y. Bronicki

  5. Royal Institute of Technology, Electric Power Systems, Stockholm, Sweden

    Lennart Söder

  6. Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, School of Ocean And Earth Science And Technology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA

    Luis A. Vega

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Hansen, M.O.L. (2013). Wind Power, Aerodynamics and Blade Technology 2. In: Kaltschmitt, M., Themelis, N.J., Bronicki, L.Y., Söder, L., Vega, L.A. (eds) Renewable Energy Systems. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5820-3_79

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