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    Defining drag vs lift forces Finite element blade design the maths of lift and drag Setting the best blade angle Shape of the apparent wind Optimising the chord width 'Back of an envelope' design Factors affecting power coefficient Ideal shapes and practical limits Pros and cons of high speed rotors Variation of size and twist in a 2.3mdiameter wooden windmill blade.

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    Defining drag vs lift forces Finite element blade design the maths of lift and drag Setting the best blade angle Shape of the apparent wind Optimising the chord width 'Back of an envelope' design Factors affecting power coefficient Ideal shapes and practical limits Pros and cons of high speed rotors Variation of size and twist in a 2.3mdiameter wooden windmill blade.

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    Wind Energy - Small Wind Turbine Design Notes

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    Defining drag vs lift forces Finite element blade design the maths of lift and drag Setting the best blade angle Shape of the apparent wind Optimising the chord width 'Back of an envelope' design Factors affecting power coefficient Ideal shapes and practical limits Pros and cons of high speed rotors Variation of size and twist in a 2.3mdiameter wooden windmill blade.

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    SmallWindTurbineDesignNotes

    NotesbasedonasessionduringtheCentreforAlternativeTechnologyWindpowerCourse NoteswrittenandtaughtbyHughPiggottwithinputfromClausNybroe.

    HughPiggottwrites: ThefirsttimeIdidthistalkatCATtheythrewmeinwithnopreparation,"Justcomeasyouare!" andIhadtowavemyarmsaboutalot.SincethenIhavedoneitcountlesstimes,butIstillgetmore thanafewblanklooks.It'sprobablythemostobscurebitofthecourse.Finallyafteraboutten years,Ihaveproducedafullsetofnotes.Iamsopleased,IaskedIantoputitonhissite,andhe has!ThanksIan.SorryIdidnotexplainBetz'stheorem,or'tipspeedratio'.Buymybook 'WindpowerWorkshop'andreadthewholestory:)

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    Definingdragvsliftforces Finiteelementbladedesign Themathsofliftanddrag Settingthebestbladeangle Shapeoftheapparentwind Optimisingthechordwidth 'Backofanenvelope'design Factorsaffectingpowercoefficient Idealshapesandpracticallimits Prosandconsofhighspeedrotors Variationofsizeandtwistwindmillblade page2 page3 page4 page5 page6 page7 page8 page9 page10 page11 page12

    Definingdragvsliftforces

    Finiteelementbladedesign

    Themathsofliftanddrag

    Settingthebestbladeangle

    Shapeoftheapparentwind

    Optimisingthechordwidth

    'Backofanenvelope'design

    Factorsaffectingpowercoefficient

    Idealshapesandpracticallimits

    Prosandconsofhighspeedrotors

    Variationofsizeandtwistina2.3mdiameterwoodenwindmillblade

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