Aerofoil instrumentation - vertical axis wind tubine blade in low re turbulent flow

垂直轴风力涡轮机研究所需的仪器将能够在各种湍流风条件下精确测量翼型性能。 建议的测压元件将连接到各种有前途的翼型上，以微调显著特征（在构建安装到我们现有垂直轴风力涡轮机结构上的改进原型翼型之前）。 检测翼型性能的高度波动升力和阻力将与通过现有的NSERC支持的热线系统量化的湍流参数相关。 预计将有许多高素质的人员使用这一优良设施接受培训。 这些年轻人中的许多人可能最终会进入可持续能源领域，推动加拿大在不牺牲生活质量的情况下实现更绿色的环境。

The instrument required for the vertical axis wind turbine research will enable accurate measurements of the aerofoil performance under various turbulent wind conditions.  The proposed load cells will be connected to various promising aerofoils to finetune the salient features (prior to building the refined prototype aerofoils to be mounted onto our existing vertical axis wind turbine structure).  The highly-fluctuating lift and drag which detect the performance of the aerofoil will be correlated to turbulent flow parameters quantified via an existing, NSERC supported hot-wire system.  Numerous highly qualified personnel are expected to be trained using the fine facility.  Many of these young minds will likely end up in the sustainable energy sector, moving Canada forward in attaining a greener environment without sacrificing the quality of life.