Performance Prediction of a Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine by Use of CFD
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عنوان ژورنال: TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS Series B
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0387-5016,1884-8346
DOI: 10.1299/kikaib.79.2557