Shape Optimization of NREL S809 Airfoil for Wind Turbine Blades Using a Multiobjective Genetic Algorithm

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="864210.fig.0014a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijae/volume-2014/864210/figures/864210.fig.0014a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>23% span airfoil</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="864210.fig.0014b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijae/volume-2014/864210/figures/864210.fig.0014b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>58% span airfoil</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="c"><td><img alt="864210.fig.0014c" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijae/volume-2014/864210/figures/864210.fig.0014c.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(c) </b>98% span airfoil</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<table>Comparison of present optimized airfoil shapes with those of Ritlop and Nadrajah [<a href="/journals/ijae/2014/864210/#B10">10</a>].</table>

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Figure 14: Shape Optimization of NREL S809 Airfoil for Wind Turbine Blades Using a Multiobjective Genetic Algorithm 