Computer-Aided Design Model for Vertical Axis wind turbine (IMAGE)

American Institute of Physics

Computer-Aided Design Model for Vertical Axis wind turbine

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Figure 3 illustrates the computer-aided design model for design configuration #13. The turbine blades are assumed to be made of carbon fiber and the turbine shaft and blade supports are made of Aluminum 2024.

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Lam Nguyen and Meredith Metzger, Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah

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