Experiments with a diffuser augmented model wind turbine

The initial stages of the experimental development of the diffuser augmented wind turbine (DAWT) employed various screen meshes to simulate the energy extraction mechanisms of a wind turbine. In this investigation in a 2 x 3 m (and x 10 ft) wind tunnel, a three bladed constant chord, untwisted turbine model was incorporated into a DAWT model. 8 refs.