Wind Turbine Design

ME163 - Aerodynamics
Fall 2010 with Professor Savas



 

  • Computation - Calculated bending and twisting moments on a blade with constant airfoil cross section and varying chord and twist angles. Compared analytical results to real world windmills of similar size.

  • Coding - Wrote code in MATLAB to design a windmill blade. Determined geometric and aerodynamic characteristics of blade such as total power and thrust output. Individual project completed over the course of one semester. Compiled results in reports written in LaTeX about airfoil and turbine blade analysis.