Magnus wind turbine. 1. Results of model testing
N.M. Bychkov
Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
Pages: 567-580
Abstract
The testing results are presented for a model of wind turbine in a wind tunnel; this turbine uses rotating cylinders instead of conventional blades. The main characteristics of the windwheel (power and high-speed) were measured at variation of different parameters: wind velocity, number of cylinders, their aspect ratio, rotation speed, loading for generator, and some additional changes in the cylinders shape. The performance of the windwheel was estimated for the parameters close to optimal.
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