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The Tip Correction

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General Momentum Theory for Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines

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In this chapter, the tip correction is discussed in detail, and it is shown that the ‘traditional’ Prandtl/Glauert tip correction contains an inherent inconsistency in the vicinity of the tip when using tabulated airfoil data. In fact, the solution becomes singular if the lift coefficient is not directly proportional to the tip correction.

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Sørensen, J.N. (2016). The Tip Correction. In: General Momentum Theory for Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines. Research Topics in Wind Energy, vol 4. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22114-4_8

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