The dependence of icing severity on chord length

Matthew C. Homola, Tomas Wallenius, Lasse Makkonen, Per J. Nicklasson, Per A. Sundsbø

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    Abstract

    The dependence of atmospheric icing on wind turbine size was revealed by performing numerical simulations of ice accumulation on four different wind turbine blade profiles. The profiles were for 450 kW, 600 kW, 1 MW and 2 MW wind turbines, and the simulations indicate that dry rime icing is less severe for larger wind turbines both in terms of local ice mass and in terms of ice thickness.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationEuropean Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition 2009, EWEC 2009
    Pages4315-4319
    Number of pages5
    Volume6
    Publication statusPublished - 2009
    MoE publication typeA4 Article in a conference publication
    EventEuropean Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition 2009, EWEC 2009 - Marseille, France
    Duration: 16 Mar 200919 Mar 2009

    Conference

    ConferenceEuropean Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition 2009, EWEC 2009
    Abbreviated titleEWEC 2009
    Country/TerritoryFrance
    CityMarseille
    Period16/03/0919/03/09

    Keywords

    • Atmospheric icing
    • Icing effects
    • Scaling
    • Wind energy

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