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Experimental investigation of blade number and design effects for a ducted wind turbine

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  • Ahmadi Asl, Hamid
  • Kamali Monfared, Reza
  • Rad, Manouchehr

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Over the recent decades, many different ducted turbines have been designed to augment efficiency of wind turbines. The design and number of blades are the most important parameters to optimize efficiency of wind turbines.

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  • Ahmadi Asl, Hamid & Kamali Monfared, Reza & Rad, Manouchehr, 2017. "Experimental investigation of blade number and design effects for a ducted wind turbine," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 105(C), pages 334-343.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:105:y:2017:i:c:p:334-343
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2016.12.078
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