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Evaluating the effect of a ducted winglet on the induced drag of wind turbine blade using CFD and Trefftz plane analysis

Jakub Vincalek, Sean Walton Orcid Logo, Ben Evans Orcid Logo, JAKUB VINCALEK

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A novel patented ducted winglet design is compared, using numerical simulations, to an unmodified wing tip and a standard winglet in the context of a wind turbine blade. The aim of the ducted winglet is to reduce the induced drag. This reduction of induced drag, at the wing tip, would be particularl...

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title Evaluating the effect of a ducted winglet on the induced drag of wind turbine blade using CFD and Trefftz plane analysis
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Jakub Vincalek
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title_short Evaluating the effect of a ducted winglet on the induced drag of wind turbine blade using CFD and Trefftz plane analysis
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title_fullStr Evaluating the effect of a ducted winglet on the induced drag of wind turbine blade using CFD and Trefftz plane analysis
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