Slender Longer Aerodynamic Blade Enabler (SLABE) - Final Report
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The Slender Longer Aerodynamic Blade Enabler (SLABE) project was initiated under the TKI Wind op Zee program, part of the Dutch Topsector Energie, to strengthen the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the wind energy sector. The project addressed accurately predicting the aerodynamic performance of flatback airfoils, which enable longer, more slender blades while maintaining structural integrity, a design with growing interest as the industry moves toward ever-larger rotor diameters. The project brought together five leading wind turbine OEMs in a pre-competitive collaboration demonstrating the value of joint innovation supported by public funding while maintaining confidentiality of proprietary data. TNO coordinated the project as sole developer, while in dustrial partners contributed as validators and technical advisors through monthly meetings. Partners provided extensive wind tunnel datasets enabling validation and guiding improve ments, with TNO supplying a baseline RFOIL version ensuring common reference.
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TNO Identifier
1022905
Publisher
TNO
Collation
20 p.
Place of publication
Petten