Research Article
Separated Pitch Control at Tip: Innovative Blade Design Explorations for Large MW Wind Turbine Blades
Table 1
Parameters for 2D aerodynamic equations.
| | Pitch of attack for main blade | rad | | PBCA | Control angle for partial blade | rad | | Wind velocity | ms−1 | | Plunge | m | | Airfoil chord length for main blade | m | | Airfoil chord half-length for main blade | m | | Length of the blade for main blade | m | | Fraction of chord distance between pitch axis (PA) and midchord (MC) | — | | Fraction of chord distance between PA and aerodynamic center (AC) | — | | Airfoil chord length for SePCaT | m | | Airfoil chord half-length for SePCaT | m | | Length of the blade for SepCAT | m | | Fraction of chord distance between (PA) and MC for SePCaT | — | | Fraction of chord distance between PA and AC for SePCaT | — | | Density of air | kgm−3 | | Theodorsen’s function | — | | Moment coefficient per angle of attack | — | | Lift coefficient per angle of attack | — | | CMPBCA | Moment coefficient per partial blade control angle | — | | CLPBCA | Lift coefficient per partial blade control angle | — |
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