Wind Tunnel Testing of NREL's Unsteady Aerodynamics Experiment
Document Type
Conference Presentation
Department
Mechanical Engineering
Conference Title
2001 ASME Wind Energy Symposium
Organization
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Location
Reno, NV
Conference Dates
January 8-11, 2001
Date of Presentation
1-8-2001
Abstract
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL's) Unsteady Aerodynamics Experiment wind turbine was tested in the NASA Ames 80' by 120' (24.4 m by 36.6 m) wind tunnel during the spring of 2000. More than 200 channels of data were collected, each at over 500 samples per second. Of primary importance was the acquisition of blade surface pressures to characterize rotating blade aerodynamic responses. A large test matrix composed of more than 1,700 different turbine configurations and operating conditions is summarized. Nearly 2,200 data sets were collected amounting to over 100 giga-bytes of data. Examples of measured turbine aerodynamic and mechanical performance are provided. Also presented are aerodynamic measurements under unsteady aerodynamic conditions. Examples of wake extent flow visualization tests are also included. Because of the large data volume and wide varied of conditions under which testing occurred, only summary information is provided for more configurations.
DOI
10.2514/6.2001-35
Recommended Citation
Fingersh, L.,
Simms, D.,
Hand, M.,
Jager, D.,
Cotrell, J.,
Robinson, M.,
Schreck, S.,
&
Larwood, S. M.
(2001).
Wind Tunnel Testing of NREL's Unsteady Aerodynamics Experiment.
Paper presented at 2001 ASME Wind Energy Symposium in Reno, NV.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/soecs-facpres/8
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