Wind turbine blade tip vortex breakers

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2011-04-19

2011-04-19

Nguyen, Ninh H (Department: 3745)

Fluid reaction surfaces (i.e., impellers)

Specific blade structure

Irregular, flanged or channel forming blade surface

C416S228000

Reexamination Certificate

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07927078

ABSTRACT:
A wind turbine includes a tower supporting a drive train with a rotor, at least one blade extending radially from the rotor; and a plurality of substantially flat flaps extending substantially perpendicular from a suction surface of the blade and along different chord lines near a tip of the blade for capturing and directing tip vortices toward a trailing edge of the blade.

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