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Vol. 27 No. 47 (2018)

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Desing of wind propellers for horizontal axis

https://doi.org/10.19053/01211129.v27.n47.2018.7929

Published 2018-01-15

  • David Esteban Albadan-Molano
    • ,
  • Jorge Enrique Salamanca-Céspedes
    • ,
  • Adriana Patricia Gallego-Torres

David Esteban Albadan-Molano
Universidad Distrital Fracisco José de Caldas (Bogotá-Distrito Capital, Colombia).

Jorge Enrique Salamanca-Céspedes
Universidad Distrital Fracisco José de Caldas (Bogotá-Distrito Capital, Colombia).

Adriana Patricia Gallego-Torres
Universidad Distrital Fracisco José de Caldas (Bogotá-Distrito Capital, Colombia).

Abstract

The GEOM research seedbed of the Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas is developing low and medium power wind turbines, and here we present an advance. Wind energy is a very important source of renewable energy and an excellent alternative for the transition to sustainable energy that the world needs. It is known that horizontal axis wind turbines are more efficient energetically, and that the propeller is determinant for this efficiency; therefore, the correct geometric design of the propeller is essential for an optimum wind turbine. This article analyzes the most relevant aspects in the design of a wind propeller, using MATLAB® software to illustrate its behavior, and suggests an ideal airfoil for wind applications.

Keywords

mathematical modelling, wind energy, wind turbines

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