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David Gordon Wilson.
Shoemaker-Trejo, Nathaniel (Nathaniel Joseph)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
2012-12-13T18:51:36Z
2012-12-13T18:51:36Z
2012
2012
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/75680
820003586
Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2012.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 14-15).
Horizontal-axis wind turbine designs often included gearboxes or large direct-drive generators to compensate for the low peripheral speeds of the turbine hub. To take advantage of high blade tip speeds, an alternative generator configuration could employ a stator positioned in a shroud on the outside diameter of the turbine.' 7 I performed a preliminary investigation into some of the main design concerns and costs of a shroud-stator turbine. To answer the basic questions of functionality and cost, I considered turbine-blade deflection, material costs, and stator configuration. Although I did not complete the entire investigation, I determined the approximate deflection of the loaded wind turbine blades and developed several relationships between the force and the current output of the turbine for use in designing the stator.
by Nathaniel Shoemaker-Trejo.
S.B.
15 p.
eng
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