Sagol, Ece; Reggio, Marcelo; Ilinca, Adrian - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 23 (2013) C, pp. 514-525
This paper reviews the effects of surface roughness, accreted on wind turbine blades, on the flow field and power generation. Contamination agents, like dust, dirt, ice, and even insects accumulate on the blades and generate roughness to varying degrees. These roughness elements, depending on...