Airfoil Improvement on Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Suitable for Local Construction in Underdeveloped Countries

This dissertation purpose is to study the impact that a geometry modification of a wind turbine rotor imposes on its performance. The studied wooden rotor, with a diameter of 1.2 m, belongs to a family of small wind turbines that are built by unskilled persons using hand tools with the guidelines of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Miguel, João Carlos Tavares (author)
Format: masterThesis
Language:eng
Published: 2020
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/8870
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ubibliorum.ubi.pt:10400.6/8870