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UAE6 - Wind Tunnel Tests Data - UAE6 - Sequence 3 - Raw DataSource

**Overview** Sequence 3: Tower Wake Measure (P) Sequence 3 used a downwind, rigid turbine with a 3.4° cone angle. The wind speeds for this sequence corresponded to subcritical [7 m/s], transitional [15 m/s], and supercritical [20 m/s] Reynolds number regimes for the circular cross-section tower. The yaw angle and blade tip pitch angles were selected to traverse the probe tip across the tower wake, while keeping the probe axis approximately parallel to the tunnel centerline. The rotor was parked with the instrumented blade at 180° azimuth. Blade and probe pressure measurements were collected. **Data Details** File naming information can be found in the attached Word document "Sequence 3 Filename Key", copied from the Phase VI Test Report.

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)about 1 year ago
UAE6 - Wind Tunnel Tests Data - UAE6 - Sequence 4 - Raw DataSource

**Overview** Sequence 4: Static Pressure Calibration (P) This test sequence used a downwind, teetered turbine with a 3.4° cone angle. The wind speed ranged from 5 m/s to 25 m/s. Yaw angles of 0° to 30° were achieved. The blade tip pitch was 3°. The rotor rotated at 72 RPM. Blade and probe pressure measurements were collected. A static pitot probe was installed on a boom 2.3 m upwind of the nacelle at hub height and connected to the reference side of the Mensor digital differential pressure transducer through the pneumatic rotary coupling. This provided the reference pressure for all blade-mounted pressure transducers, as opposed to the NASA atmospheric pressure reference that was used for all other test sequences. This simulates the pressure system connections used in field measurements where the static pressure was unknown. **Data Details** File naming information can be found in the attached Word document "Sequence 4 Filename Key", copied from the Phase VI Test Report.

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)about 1 year ago
UAE6 - Wind Tunnel Tests Data - UAE6 - Sequence 5 - Raw DataSource

**Overview** Sequence 5: Sweep Wind Speed (F,P) This test sequence used an upwind, rigid turbine with a 0° cone angle. The wind speed was ramped from 5 m/s to 25 m/s by the wind tunnel operator. This was repeated with a decreasing ramp. The yaw angle was maintained at 0°. The blade tip pitch was 3° or 6°. The rotor rotated at 72 RPM. Blade pressure and probe measurements were collected for both pitch angles. The five-hole probes were removed and the plugs were installed for another 3° pitch case. Plastic tape 0.03 mm thick was used to smooth the interface between the plugs and the blade. The teeter dampers were replaced with rigid links, and these two channels were flagged as not applicable by setting the measured values in the data file to –99999.99 Nm. The teeter link load cell was pre-tensioned to 40,000 N. During post-processing, the probe channels were set to read -99999.99. The 6- minute campaigns were named using the sequence designation 5, followed by DN or UP, which indicates the wind speed ramp direction. The next four digits are 0000, and the sequence digit is at the end. **Data Details** File naming information can be found in the attached Word document "Sequence 5 Filename Key", copied from the Phase VI Test Report.

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)about 1 year ago
UAE6 - Wind Tunnel Tests Data - UAE6 - Sequence 6 - Raw DataSource

**Overview** Sequence 6: Shroud Wake Measure (P) This test sequence used a downwind, rigid turbine with a 3.4° cone angle. The wind speeds for this sequence corresponded to subcritical [7 m/s], transitional [15 m/s], and supercritical [20 m/s] Reynolds number regimes for the circular cross-section tower. The yaw angle and blade tip pitch angles were selected to traverse the probe tip across the tower wake while keeping the probe axis approximately parallel to the tunnel centerline. The rotor was parked with the instrumented blade at 180° azimuth. Blade and probe pressure measurements were collected. An airfoil-shaped aluminum shroud was placed on the tower below the 34% span five-hole probe. It extended below the 91% span five-hole probe. The turntable angle was adjusted to position the shroud at various angles relative to the flow. **Data Details** File naming information can be found in the attached Word document "Sequence 6 Filename Key", copied from the Phase VI Test Report.

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)about 1 year ago
UAE6 - Wind Tunnel Tests Data - UAE6 - Sequence 7 - Raw DataSource

**Overview** Sequence 7: Shroud Operating (P) This test sequence used a downwind, rigid turbine with a 3.4° cone angle. The wind speed ranged from 5 m/s to 25 m/s. Turntable angles from 0° to 30° were achieved, but the yaw error angle was maintained at 0° by adjusting the nacelle yaw. The blade tip pitch was 3°. The rotor rotated at 72 RPM. Blade and probe pressure measurements were collected. The teeter dampers were replaced with rigid links, and these two channels were flagged as not applicable by setting the measured values in the data file to –99999.99 Nm. The teeter link load cell was pre-tensioned to 40,000 N. An airfoil-shaped aluminum shroud was placed on the tower below the 34% span five-hole probe. It extended below the 91% span five-hole probe. The turntable angle was adjusted to position the shroud at various angles relative to the flow, but the turbine yaw error angle was maintained at 0°. Two additional points were collected where the turntable angle was 0°, and the turbine yaw angle was 20° (71000200) or -20° (710M0200). **Data Details** File naming information can be found in the attached Word document "Sequence 7 Filename Key", copied from the Phase VI Test Report.

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)about 1 year ago
UAE6 - Wind Tunnel Tests Data - UAE6 - Sequence 8 - Raw DataSource

**Overview** Sequences 8 and 9: Downwind Sonics (F,P) and Downwind Sonics Parked (P) This test sequence used an upwind, rigid turbine with a 0° cone angle. The wind speed ranged from 5 m/s to 25 m/s. Yaw angles of 0° to 60° were achieved. The blade tip pitch was 3°. The rotor rotated at 72 RPM during Sequence 8, but it was parked during Sequence 9. Blade pressure measurements were collected. The five-hole probes were removed and the plugs were installed. Plastic tape 0.03-mm-thick was used to smooth the interface between the plugs and the blade. The teeter dampers were replaced with rigid links, and these two channels were flagged as not applicable by setting the measured values in the data file to –99999.99 Nm. The teeter link load cell was pre-tensioned to 40,000 N. During post-processing, the probe channels were set to read -99999.99. Sonic anemometers were mounted on a strut downwind of the turbine. The strut was mounted to the T-frame, which was rotated to align the anemometers aft of the 9% and 49% radius locations at hub height. Because of this configuration, the tunnel balance data are considered invalid. Sequence 9 was designed to compare the downwind sonic anemometer readings with the upwind sonic anemometers without interference from the turbine. The rotor was parked with the instrumented blade at 0° azimuth. All pressure measurements obtained in Sequence 9 are invalid because sufficient time for temperature stabilization did not occur, thus all associated data values were flagged as not applicable by setting the measured values in the data file to 0.0000 Pa. This test is further described in Appendix G. **Data Details** File naming information can be found in the attached Word document "Sequence 8 Filename Key", copied from the Phase VI Test Report.

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)about 1 year ago
UAE6 - Wind Tunnel Tests Data - UAE6 - Sequence 9 - Raw DataSource

**Overview** Sequences 8 and 9: Downwind Sonics (F,P) and Downwind Sonics Parked (P) This test sequence used an upwind, rigid turbine with a 0° cone angle. The wind speed ranged from 5 m/s to 25 m/s. Yaw angles of 0° to 60° were achieved. The blade tip pitch was 3°. The rotor rotated at 72 RPM during Sequence 8, but it was parked during Sequence 9. Blade pressure measurements were collected. The five-hole probes were removed and the plugs were installed. Plastic tape 0.03-mm-thick was used to smooth the interface between the plugs and the blade. The teeter dampers were replaced with rigid links, and these two channels were flagged as not applicable by setting the measured values in the data file to –99999.99 Nm. The teeter link load cell was pre-tensioned to 40,000 N. During post-processing, the probe channels were set to read -99999.99. Sonic anemometers were mounted on a strut downwind of the turbine. The strut was mounted to the T-frame, which was rotated to align the anemometers aft of the 9% and 49% radius locations at hub height. Because of this configuration, the tunnel balance data are considered invalid. Sequence 9 was designed to compare the downwind sonic anemometer readings with the upwind sonic anemometers without interference from the turbine. The rotor was parked with the instrumented blade at 0° azimuth. All pressure measurements obtained in Sequence 9 are invalid because sufficient time for temperature stabilization did not occur, thus all associated data values were flagged as not applicable by setting the measured values in the data file to 0.0000 Pa. This test is further described in Appendix G. **Data Details** File naming information can be found in the attached Word document "Sequence 9 Filename Key", copied from the Phase VI Test Report.

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)about 1 year ago
UAE6 - Wind Tunnel Tests Data - UAE6 - Sequence B - Raw DataSource

**Overview** Sequences B, C, and D: Downwind Baseline (F), Downwind Low Pitch (F), Downwind High Pitch (F) This test sequence used a downwind, teetered turbine with a 3.4° cone angle. The wind speed ranged from 5 m/s to 25 m/s. Yaw angles of ±180° were achieved at low wind speeds, and yaw angles of -20° to 10° were achieved for high wind speeds. The blade tip pitch was 3° for sequence B, 0° for sequence C, and 6° for sequence D. These three sequences were interleaved during testing because the pitch angle change was easily made by the turbine operator. The rotor rotated at 72 RPM. Blade and probe pressure measurements were collected. **Data Details** File naming information can be found in the attached Word document "Sequence B Filename Key", copied from the Phase VI Test Report.

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)about 1 year ago
UAE6 - Wind Tunnel Tests Data - UAE6 - Sequence C - Raw DataSource

**Overview** Sequences B, C, and D: Downwind Baseline (F), Downwind Low Pitch (F), Downwind High Pitch (F) This test sequence used a downwind, teetered turbine with a 3.4° cone angle. The wind speed ranged from 5 m/s to 25 m/s. Yaw angles of ±180° were achieved at low wind speeds, and yaw angles of -20° to 10° were achieved for high wind speeds. The blade tip pitch was 3° for sequence B, 0° for sequence C, and 6° for sequence D. These three sequences were interleaved during testing because the pitch angle change was easily made by the turbine operator. The rotor rotated at 72 RPM. Blade and probe pressure measurements were collected. **Data Details** File naming information can be found in the attached Word document "Sequence C Filename Key", copied from the Phase VI Test Report.

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)about 1 year ago
UAE6 - Wind Tunnel Tests Data - UAE6 - Sequence D - Raw DataSource

**Overview** Sequences B, C, and D: Downwind Baseline (F), Downwind Low Pitch (F), Downwind High Pitch (F) This test sequence used a downwind, teetered turbine with a 3.4° cone angle. The wind speed ranged from 5 m/s to 25 m/s. Yaw angles of ±180° were achieved at low wind speeds, and yaw angles of -20° to 10° were achieved for high wind speeds. The blade tip pitch was 3° for sequence B, 0° for sequence C, and 6° for sequence D. These three sequences were interleaved during testing because the pitch angle change was easily made by the turbine operator. The rotor rotated at 72 RPM. Blade and probe pressure measurements were collected. **Data Details** File naming information can be found in the attached Word document "Sequence D Filename Key", copied from the Phase VI Test Report.

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)about 1 year ago
UAE6 - Wind Tunnel Tests Data - UAE6 - Sequence E - Raw DataSource

**Overview** Sequence E: Yaw Releases (P) This test sequence used a downwind, rigid turbine with a 3.4° cone angle. The wind speeds ranged from 7 m/s to 17 m/s. Initial yaw angles of ±90° were achieved. The blade tip pitch was 3°. The rotor rotated at 72 RPM. Blade and probe pressure measurements were collected. The teeter dampers were replaced with rigid links, and these two channels were flagged as not applicable by setting the measured values in the data file to –99999.99 Nm. The teeter link load cell was pre-tensioned to 40,000 N. The turbine was positioned at each specified yaw angle. A 30- second data set was collected with the yaw brake engaged. These points used a letter for the last digit beginning with A and proceeding through the alphabet as repeat points were needed. These points were plotted and compared to ascertain the functionality of the instrumentation. The files ending in numbers beginning with 0 and increasing with each repetition represent yaw release points. Once the fixed-position yaw test was complete, the yaw drive was engaged to hold the turbine. The yaw brake was released, and the yaw drive was disabled allowing the turbine to yaw freely. The yaw drive was disabled about 5 seconds into the campaign, and the turbine was allowed to yaw freely for the rest of the 30-second duration. When the yaw drive is disabled, no torque is applied to the motor, and the inertia and yawing force of the nacelle and rotor overcomes the friction and inertia of the yaw gear and motor. The yaw releases were repeated five times at each condition. Four additional campaigns were collected to determine the turbine’s natural yaw error by releasing the brake at 0° yaw error. These file names use the E designation, followed by two digits for wind speed, followed by XXXX, followed by the repetition digit. **Data Details** File naming information can be found in the attached Word document "Sequence E Filename Key", copied from the Phase VI Test Report.

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)about 1 year ago
UAE6 - Wind Tunnel Tests Data - UAE6 - Sequence F - Raw DataSource

**Overview** Sequence F: Downwind High Cone (F) This test sequence used a downwind, rigid turbine with an 18° cone angle. The wind speed ranged from 10 m/s to 20 m/s. Excessive inertial loading due to the high cone angle prevented operation at lower wind speeds. Yaw angles of ±20° were achieved. The blade tip pitch was 3°. The rotor rotated at 72 RPM. Blade and probe pressure measurements were collected. The teeter dampers were replaced with rigid links, and these two channels were flagged as not applicable by setting the measured values in the data file to –99999.99 Nm. The teeter link was replaced with a shorter bar so the load cell was not installed during this test. However, the teeter link load cell channel was flagged as not applicable by setting the measured values in the data file to -99999.99 N. **Data Details** File naming information can be found in the attached Word document "Sequence F Filename Key", copied from the Phase VI Test Report.

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)about 1 year ago
UAE6 - Wind Tunnel Tests Data - UAE6 - Sequence G - Raw DataSource

**Overview** Sequence G: Upwind Teetered (F) Test sequence G used an upwind, teetered turbine with a 0° cone angle. The wind speeds ranged from 5 m/s to 25 m/s. Yaw angles of ±180° were achieved at low wind speeds and angles of ±10° were achieved at the high wind speeds. The blade tip pitch was 3°. The rotor rotated at 72 RPM. Blade and probe pressure measurements were collected. **Data Details** File naming information can be found in the attached Word document "Sequence G Filename Key", copied from the Phase VI Test Report.

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)about 1 year ago
UAE6 - Wind Tunnel Tests Data - UAE6 - Sequence H - Raw DataSource

**Overview** Sequences H, I, and J: Upwind Baseline (F), Upwind Low Pitch (F), Upwind High Pitch (F) This test sequence used an upwind, rigid turbine with a 0° cone angle. The wind speed ranged from 5 m/s to 25 m/s. Yaw angles of –30 to 180° were achieved at low wind speeds, and angles of ±10° were achieved for high wind speeds. The blade tip pitch was 3° for sequence H, 0° for sequence I, and 6° for sequence J. These three sequences were interleaved during testing because the pitch angle change was easily made by the turbine operator. The rotor rotated at 72 RPM. Blade and probe pressure measurements were collected. The teeter dampers were replaced with rigid links, and these two channels were flagged as not applicable by setting the measured values in the data file to –99999.99 Nm. The teeter link load cell was pretensioned to 40,000 N. In addition to the standard 30-second campaigns, yaw sweeps were done at 7 m/s and 10 m/s. These 6-minute campaigns were collected while the yaw drive rotated the turbine 360° at a rate of 1°/s. The file names for these campaigns use the letter designation, followed by two digits for wind speed, followed by YS, followed by 000. **Data Details** File naming information can be found in the attached Word document "Sequence H Filename Key", copied from the Phase VI Test Report.

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)about 1 year ago
UAE6 - Wind Tunnel Tests Data - UAE6 - Sequence I - Raw DataSource

**Overview** Sequences H, I, and J: Upwind Baseline (F), Upwind Low Pitch (F), Upwind High Pitch (F) This test sequence used an upwind, rigid turbine with a 0° cone angle. The wind speed ranged from 5 m/s to 25 m/s. Yaw angles of –30° to 180° were achieved at low wind speeds, and angles of ±10° were achieved for high wind speeds. The blade tip pitch was 3° for sequence H, 0° for sequence I, and 6° for sequence J. These three sequences were interleaved during testing because the pitch angle change was easily made by the turbine operator. The rotor rotated at 72 RPM. Blade and probe pressure measurements were collected. The teeter dampers were replaced with rigid links, and these two channels were flagged as not applicable by setting the measured values in the data file to –99999.99 Nm. The teeter link load cell was pre-tensioned to 40,000 N. In addition to the standard 30-second campaigns, yaw sweeps were done at 7 m/s and 10 m/s. These 6-minute campaigns were collected while the yaw drive rotated the turbine 360° at a rate of 1°/s. The file names for these campaigns use the letter designation, followed by two digits for wind speed, followed by YS, followed by 000. **Data Details** File naming information can be found in the attached Word document "Sequence I Filename Key", copied from the Phase VI Test Report.

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)about 1 year ago
UAE6 - Wind Tunnel Tests Data - UAE6 - Sequence J - Raw DataSource

**Overview** Sequences H, I, and J: Upwind Baseline (F), Upwind Low Pitch (F), Upwind High Pitch (F) This test sequence used an upwind, rigid turbine with a 0° cone angle. The wind speed ranged from 5 m/s to 25 m/s. Yaw angles of –30° to 180° were achieved at low wind speeds, and angles of ±10° were achieved for high wind speeds. The blade tip pitch was 3° for sequence H, 0° for sequence I, and 6° for sequence J. These three sequences were interleaved during testing because the pitch angle change was easily made by the turbine operator. The rotor rotated at 72 RPM. Blade and probe pressure measurements were collected. The teeter dampers were replaced with rigid links, and these two channels were flagged as not applicable by setting the measured values in the data file to –99999.99 Nm. The teeter link load cell was pre-tensioned to 40,000 N. In addition to the standard 30-second campaigns, yaw sweeps were done at 7 m/s and 10 m/s. These 6-minute campaigns were collected while the yaw drive rotated the turbine 360° at a rate of 1°/s. The file names for these campaigns use the letter designation, followed by two digits for wind speed, followed by YS, followed by 000. **Data Details** File naming information can be found in the attached Word document "Sequence J Filename Key", copied from the Phase VI Test Report.

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)about 1 year ago
UAE6 - Wind Tunnel Tests Data - UAE6 - Sequence K - Raw DataSource

**Overview** Sequence K: Step AOA, Probes (P) This sequence was designed to quantify the 3-D blade static angle-of-attack response in the presence of rotational influences by varying the blade pitch angle. Sequence K used an upwind, rigid turbine with a 0° cone angle. The wind speeds ranged from 6 m/s to 20 m/s, and data were collected at yaw angles of 0° and 30°. The rotor rotated at 72 RPM. Blade and probe pressure measurements were collected. The teeter dampers were replaced with rigid links, and these two channels were flagged as not applicable by setting the measured values in the data file to -99999.99 Nm. The teeter link load cell was pre-tensioned to 40,000 N. The blade pitch angle ramped continuously at 0.18°/s over a wide range of increasing and decreasing pitch angles. A step sequence was also performed. The blade pitch was stepped 5°, the flow was allowed to stabilize, and the pitch angle was held for 8 seconds. Then the pitch angle step was repeated. Again, a wide range of pitch angles was obtained, both increasing and decreasing. The file lengths for this sequence varied from 96 seconds to 6 minutes, depending on the pitch angle range. Some short points were collected at 0° yaw and 3° pitch to verify the functionality of the instrumentation. The file name convention used the initial letter K, followed by two digits specifying wind speed, followed by two digits for yaw angle, followed by RU, RD, or ST, followed by the repetition digit. The angle-of-attack motion was differentiated by RU (ramp up), RD (ramp down), and ST (step down then step up). This sequence is related to sequences L and R. **Data Details** File naming information can be found in the attached Word document "Sequence K Filename Key", copied from the Phase VI Test Report.

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)about 1 year ago
UAE6 - Wind Tunnel Tests Data - UAE6 - Sequence L - Raw DataSource

**Overview** Sequence L: Step AOA, Parked (P) This sequence was designed to quantify the 3-D blade static angle-of-attack response in the absence of rotational influences by varying the blade pitch angle. This test sequence used an upwind, rigid turbine with a 0° cone angle. Wind speeds of 20 m/s and 30 m/s were used, and all data were collected at a yaw angle of 0°. The rotor was parked with the instrumented blade fixed at 0° azimuth, and the rotor lock was installed (see Appendix A). Blade and probe pressure measurements were collected. The teeter dampers were replaced with rigid links, and these two channels were flagged as not applicable by setting the measured values in the data file to -99999.99 Nm. The teeter link load cell was pre-tensioned to 40,000 N. The blade pitch angle ramped continuously at 0.18°/s over a wide range of increasing and decreasing pitch angles. A step sequence was also performed. The blade pitch was stepped 5°, the flow was allowed to stabilize, and the pitch angle was held for 8 seconds. Then the pitch angle step was repeated. Again, a wide range of pitch angles was obtained, both increasing and decreasing. The file lengths for this sequence varied from 5 to 10 minutes, depending on the pitch angle range. The file name convention used the initial letter L followed by two digits specifying wind speed, followed by 00 for yaw angle, followed by RU, RD, or ST, followed by the repetition digit. The angle-of-attack motion was differentiated by RU (ramp up), RD (ramp down), and ST (step down, then step up). This sequence is related to sequences K and R. **Data Details** File naming information can be found in the attached Word document "Sequence L Filename Key", copied from the Phase VI Test Report.

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)about 1 year ago
UAE6 - Wind Tunnel Tests Data - UAE6 - Sequence M - Raw DataSource

**Overview** Sequence M: Transition Fixed (P) Test sequence M used an upwind, rigid turbine with a 0° cone angle. The wind speed ranged from 5 m/s to 15 m/s. Yaw angles ranged from 0° to 90°. The blade tip pitch was 3°. The rotor rotated at 72 RPM. Blade pressure measurements were collected. The five-hole probes were removed and the plugs were installed. Plastic tape 0.03-mm-thick was used to smooth the interface between the plugs and the blade. The teeter dampers were replaced with rigid links, and these two channels were flagged as not applicable by setting the measured values in the data file to –99999.99 Nm. The teeter link load cell was pre-tensioned to 40,000 N. During post-processing, the probe channels were set to read –99999.99. Zigzag tape was installed near the leading edge of the instrumented blade on both the upper and lower surfaces as described in Appendix K. In addition to the standard 30-second campaigns, yaw sweeps were done at 7 m/s and 10 m/s. These 90-second campaigns were collected while the yaw drive rotated the turbine 90° at a rate of 1°/s. The file names for these campaigns use the letter designation, followed by two digits for wind speed, followed by YSU, followed by 00. **Data Details** File naming information can be found in the attached Word document "Sequence M Filename Key", copied from the Phase VI Test Report.

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)about 1 year ago
UAE6 - Wind Tunnel Tests Data - UAE6 - Sequence N - Raw DataSource

**Overview** Sequence N: Sin AOA, Rotating (P) This sequence was designed to quantify the blade 3-D unsteady aerodynamic response in the presence of rotational influences by varying blade pitch angle. Test sequence N used an upwind, rigid turbine with a 0° cone angle. The wind speed was 15 m/s, and the yaw angle was 0° throughout the sequence. The rotor rotated at 72 RPM. Blade and probe pressure measurements were collected. The teeter dampers were replaced with rigid links, and these two channels were flagged as not applicable by setting the measured values in the data file to –99999.99 Nm. The teeter link load cell was pre-tensioned to 40,000 N. Sinusoidal angle-of-attack histories were designed to emulate 2-D S809 dynamic data obtained at the Ohio State University (OSU) wind tunnel (Reuss Ramsey et al. 1995) and the 1P yawed flow angle-of-attack variations the turbine could be expected to encounter in routine operation. The reduced frequency (K), mean angle of attack (αm), and oscillation amplitude (αω) were computed for each of the five primary span locations. The file lengths varied according to the time required to complete 40 oscillations at the specified frequency. The file name convention used the sequence designation N, followed by two digits for the span location (30, 47, 63, 80, or 95), followed by two digits representing the condition specified in the test matrix, followed by the repetition digit. Due to time constraints, most of the test conditions corresponding to the 63% span location were eliminated. Test points with a static pitch angle of 3° were collected throughout the sequence to ascertain instrumentation fidelity. **Data Details** File naming information can be found in the attached Word document "Sequence N Filename Key", copied from the Phase VI Test Report.

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)about 1 year ago
UAE6 - Wind Tunnel Tests Data - UAE6 - Sequence O - Raw DataSource

**Overview** Sequence O: Sin AOA, Parked (P) This sequence was designed to quantify the blade 3-D unsteady aerodynamic response in the absence of rotational influences by varying blade pitch angle. This test sequence used an upwind, rigid turbine with a 0° cone angle. The wind speed ranged from 18.9 m/s to 39.3 m/s, and the yaw angle was 0° throughout the sequence. The rotor was parked with the instrumented blade fixed at 0° azimuth, and the rotor lock was installed (see Appendix A). Blade and probe pressure measurements were collected. The teeter dampers were replaced with rigid links, and these two channels were flagged as not applicable by setting the measured values in the data file to -99999.99 Nm. The teeter link load cell was pre-tensioned to 40,000 N. Sinusoidal angle-of-attack histories were designed to emulate 2-D S809 dynamic data obtained at the OSU wind tunnel (Reuss Ramsey et al. 1995) as well as 1P yawed flow angle-of-attack variations the turbine could be expected to encounter in routine operation. The reduced frequency (K), mean angle of attack (αm), and oscillation amplitude (αω) were computed for each of the five primary span locations. The file lengths varied according to the time required to complete 40 oscillations at the specified frequency. The file name convention used the sequence designation O, followed by two digits for the span location (30, 47, 80, or 95), followed by two digits representing the condition specified in the test matrix, followed by the repetition digit. Due to time constraints, the test conditions corresponding to the 63% span location were eliminated. Test points with a static pitch angle of 3° were collected throughout the sequence to ascertain instrumentation fidelity. **Data Details** File naming information can be found in the attached Word document "Sequence O Filename Key", copied from the Phase VI Test Report.

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)about 1 year ago
UAE6 - Wind Tunnel Tests Data - UAE6 - Sequence P - Raw DataSource

**Overview** Sequence P: Wake Flow Visualization, Upwind (P) This test sequence used an upwind, rigid turbine with a 0° cone angle. The wind speed ranged from 5 m/s to 15 m/s. Yaw angles of 0° to –60° were achieved. The blade tip pitch was 3°. The rotor rotated at 72 RPM. Blade and probe pressure measurements were collected. The teeter dampers were replaced with rigid links, and these two channels were flagged as not applicable by setting the measured values in the data file to –99999.99 Nm. The teeter link load cell was pre-tensioned to 40,000 N. The aluminum blade tip designed to contain a smoke generator was installed, and counterweights were installed in the non-instrumented blade tip to compensate. The turbine was positioned at the appropriate yaw angle, and the smoke generator was ignited remotely. The campaign duration was 3 minutes for all tests except P1000000, which was 2 minutes. The file name convention was the standard format except for P10000A0, which indicated a 3° pitch angle. File P1000000 used a 12° pitch angle. After these two campaigns were collected, it was determined that all subsequent data should be collected with a 3° pitch angle. Pressure data were not acquired during this sequence, so all associated data values were flagged as not applicable by setting the measured values in the data file to 0.000 Pa. Corresponding pressure data are available from Sequence H for the 3° pitch angle test points. Flow visualization data obtained from wall- and ceiling-mounted video cameras were recorded to videotape. The camera locations and calibration procedures are described in Appendix J. **Data Details** File naming information can be found in the attached Word document "Sequence P Filename Key", copied from the Phase VI Test Report.

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)about 1 year ago
UAE6 - Wind Tunnel Tests Data - UAE6 - Sequence Q - Raw DataSource

**Overview** Sequence Q: Dynamic Inflow (P) This sequence was designed to characterize the dynamic inflow variation using the five-hole probes that extend upwind of the leading edge of the blade. This test sequence used an upwind, rigid turbine with a 0° cone angle. The wind speeds ranged from 5 m/s to 15 m/s, and data were collected at a 0° yaw angle. The rotor rotated at 72 RPM. Blade and probe pressure measurements were collected. The teeter dampers were replaced with rigid links, and these two channels were flagged as not applicable by setting the measured values in the data file to -99999.99 Nm. The teeter link load cell was pretensioned to 40,000 N. The blade pitch angle was changed from the initial tip pitch angle to the final tip pitch angle at the maximum rate of 67°/s. This angle was maintained for the specified delay time duration. Then the blade was pitched back to the initial pitch angle and held for the specified hold time. This was repeated 20 times. The campaign at 15 m/s was aborted early due to excessive low-speed shaft torque loads. The file length varied depending on the time required to obtain 20 pitch cycles for the specified range of angles. The name convention was the standard format, except for the short campaigns collected to ascertain the functionality of the instrumentation. These points were collected at a 3° pitch angle and use the characters REF in the four digits that normally represent yaw angle. **Data Details** File naming information can be found in the attached Word document "Sequence Q Filename Key", copied from the Phase VI Test Report.

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)about 1 year ago
UAE6 - Wind Tunnel Tests Data - UAE6 - Sequence R - Raw DataSource

**Overview** Sequence R: Step AOA, No Probes (P) This sequence was designed to quantify the effect of the five-hole probes on the 3-D blade static angle-of-attack response in the presence of rotational influences by repeating Sequence K without five-hole probes. This test sequence used an upwind, rigid turbine with a 0° cone angle. The wind speeds ranged from 6 m/s to 20 m/s, and data were collected at yaw angles of 0° and 30°. The rotor rotated at 72 RPM. Blade pressure measurements were collected. The five-hole probes were removed and the plugs were installed. Plastic tape 0.03-mm-thick was used to smooth the interface between the plugs and the blade. The teeter dampers were replaced with rigid links, and these two channels were flagged as not applicable by setting the measured values in the data file to –99999.99 Nm. The teeter link load cell was pre-tensioned to 40,000 N. During post-processing, the probe channels were set to read –99999.99. The blade pitch angle ramped continuously at 0.18°/s over a wide range of increasing and decreasing pitch angles. A step sequence was also performed. The blade pitch was stepped 5°; the flow was allowed to stabilize; and the pitch angle was held for 5 seconds. Then the pitch angle step was repeated. Again, a wide range of pitch angles was obtained, both increasing and decreasing. The file lengths for this sequence varied from 96 seconds to 6 minutes, depending on the pitch angle range. Some short points were collected at 0° yaw and 3° pitch to ascertain the functionality of the instrumentation and repeatability over time. The file name convention used the initial letter R, followed by two digits specifying wind speed, followed by two digits for yaw angle, followed by RU, RD, or ST, followed by the repetition digit. The angle of attack motion was differentiated by RU (ramp up), RD (ramp down), and ST (step down, then step up). This sequence is related to Sequences K and L. **Data Details** File naming information can be found in the attached Word document "Sequence R Filename Key", copied from the Phase VI Test Report.

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)about 1 year ago
UAE6 - Wind Tunnel Tests Data - UAE6 - Sequence S - Raw DataSource

**Overview** Sequences S, T, and U: Upwind, No Probes (F); Upwind 2° Pitch (F); Upwind 4° Pitch (F) This test sequence used an upwind, rigid turbine with a 0° cone angle. The wind speed ranged from 5 m/s to 25 m/s. Yaw angles of 0° to 180° were achieved for Sequence S, but the yaw angle remained at 0° for Sequences T and U. The blade tip pitch was 3° for Sequence S, 2° for Sequence T, and 4° for Sequence U. These three sequences were interleaved during testing because the pitch angle change was easily made by the turbine operator. The rotor rotated at 72 RPM. Blade pressure measurements were collected. The five-hole probes were removed and the plugs were installed. Plastic tape 0.03-mm-thick was used to smooth the interface between the plugs and the blade. The teeter dampers were replaced with rigid links, and these two channels were flagged as not applicable by setting the measured values in the data file to -99999.99 Nm. The teeter link load cell was pre-tensioned to 40,000 N. During post-processing, the probe channels were set to read -99999.99. In addition to the standard 30-second campaigns, yaw sweeps were done at 7 m/s and 10 m/s for the Sequence S configuration. These 6-minute campaigns were collected while the yaw drive rotated the turbine 360° at a rate of 1°/s. The file names for these campaigns use the letter designation, followed by two digits for wind speed, followed by YSU, followed by 00. **Data Details** File naming information can be found in the attached Word document "Sequence S Filename Key", copied from the Phase VI Test Report.

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)about 1 year ago
UAE6 - Wind Tunnel Tests Data - UAE6 - Sequence T - Raw DataSource

**Overview** Sequences S, T, and U: Upwind, No Probes (F); Upwind 2° Pitch (F); Upwind 4° Pitch (F) This test sequence used an upwind, rigid turbine with a 0° cone angle. The wind speed ranged from 5 m/s to 25 m/s. Yaw angles of 0° to 180° were achieved for Sequence S, but the yaw angle remained at 0° for Sequences T and U. The blade tip pitch was 3° for Sequence S, 2° for Sequence T, and 4° for Sequence U. These three sequences were interleaved during testing because the pitch angle change was easily made by the turbine operator. The rotor rotated at 72 RPM. Blade pressure measurements were collected. The five-hole probes were removed and the plugs were installed. Plastic tape 0.03-mm-thick was used to smooth the interface between the plugs and the blade. The teeter dampers were replaced with rigid links, and these two channels were flagged as not applicable by setting the measured values in the data file to -99999.99 Nm. The teeter link load cell was pre-tensioned to 40,000 N. During post-processing, the probe channels were set to read -99999.99. In addition to the standard 30-second campaigns, yaw sweeps were done at 7 m/s and 10 m/s for the Sequence S configuration. These 6-minute campaigns were collected while the yaw drive rotated the turbine 360° at a rate of 1°/s. The file names for these campaigns use the letter designation, followed by two digits for wind speed, followed by YSU, followed by 00. **Data Details** File naming information can be found in the attached Word document "Sequence T Filename Key", copied from the Phase VI Test Report.

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)about 1 year ago
UAE6 - Wind Tunnel Tests Data - UAE6 - Sequence U - Raw DataSource

**Overview** Sequences S, T, and U: Upwind, No Probes (F); Upwind 2° Pitch (F); Upwind 4° Pitch (F) This test sequence used an upwind, rigid turbine with a 0° cone angle. The wind speed ranged from 5 m/s to 25 m/s. Yaw angles of 0° to 180° were achieved for Sequence S, but the yaw angle remained at 0° for Sequences T and U. The blade tip pitch was 3° for Sequence S, 2° for Sequence T, and 4° for Sequence U. These three sequences were interleaved during testing because the pitch angle change was easily made by the turbine operator. The rotor rotated at 72 RPM. Blade pressure measurements were collected. The five-hole probes were removed and the plugs were installed. Plastic tape 0.03-mm-thick was used to smooth the interface between the plugs and the blade. The teeter dampers were replaced with rigid links, and these two channels were flagged as not applicable by setting the measured values in the data file to -99999.99 Nm. The teeter link load cell was pre-tensioned to 40,000 N. During post-processing, the probe channels were set to read -99999.99. In addition to the standard 30-second campaigns, yaw sweeps were done at 7 m/s and 10 m/s for the Sequence S configuration. These 6-minute campaigns were collected while the yaw drive rotated the turbine 360° at a rate of 1°/s. The file names for these campaigns use the letter designation, followed by two digits for wind speed, followed by YSU, followed by 00. **Data Details** File naming information can be found in the attached Word document "Sequence U Filename Key", copied from the Phase VI Test Report.

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)about 1 year ago
UAE6 - Wind Tunnel Tests Data - UAE6 - Sequence V - Raw DataSource

**Overview** Sequence V: Tip Plate (F) This test sequence used an upwind, rigid turbine with a 0° cone angle. The wind speed ranged from 5 m/s to 25 m/s, and the yaw angle was held at 0°. The blade pitch angle was 3°. The rotor rotated at 72 RPM. Blade pressure measurements were collected. The five-hole probes were removed and the plugs were installed. Plastic tape 0.03-mm-thick was used to smooth the interface between the plugs and the blade. The teeter dampers were replaced with rigid links, and these two channels were flagged as not applicable by setting the measured values in the data file to –99999.99 Nm. The teeter link load cell was pre-tensioned to 40,000 N. During post-processing, the probe channels were set to read -99999.99. The standard tip blocks were replaced with a tip plate to simulate the effect of an undeployed tip-mounted aerodynamic brake as shown in Appendix A. Note that the blade radius was not changed during post-processing so the pressure tap locations are at the same radial location, but the reference to 30% represents 30% of 5.029 m, not 4.943 m. Throughout this report, references to the blade span are made for the 5.029- m radius, not the 4.943-m radius. **Data Details** File naming information can be found in the attached Word document "Sequence V Filename Key", copied from the Phase VI Test Report.

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)about 1 year ago
UAE6 - Wind Tunnel Tests Data - UAE6 - Sequence W - Raw DataSource

**Overview** Sequence W: Extended Blade (F) This test sequence used an upwind, rigid turbine with a 0° cone angle. The wind speed ranged from 5 m/s to 21 m/s, and the yaw angle was held at 0°. The blade pitch angle was 3°. The rotor rotated at 72 RPM. Blade pressure measurements were collected. The five-hole probes were removed and the plugs were installed. Plastic tape 0.03-mm thick was used to smooth the interface between the plugs and the blade. The teeter dampers were replaced with rigid links, and these two channels were flagged as not applicable by setting the measured values in the data file to –99999.99 Nm. The teeter link load cell was pretensioned to 40,000 N. During postprocessing, the probe channels were set to read –99999.99. The standard tip blocks were replaced with blade extensions that created a 5.532-m radius rotor as shown in Appendix A. The extension used the S809 airfoil throughout, and the linear taper of the blade continued along the extension. Note that the blade radius was not changed during post-processing so the pressure tap locations are at the same radial location, but the reference to 30% represents 30% of 5.029 m, not 5.532 m. Throughout this report, references to the blade span are made for the 5.029-m radius, not the 5.532-m radius. **Data Details** File naming information can be found in the attached Word document "Sequence W Filename Key", copied from the Phase VI Test Report.

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)about 1 year ago
UAE6 - Wind Tunnel Tests Data - UAE6 - Sequence X - Raw DataSource

**Overview** Sequence X: Elevated RPM (F) This test sequence used an upwind, rigid turbine with a 0° cone angle. The wind speed ranged from 5 m/s to 12 m/s, and yaw angles of ±30° were obtained. The blade pitch angle was 3°. The rotor rotated at 90 RPM. Blade pressure measurements were collected. The five-hole probes were removed and the plugs were installed. Plastic tape 0.03-mm-thick was used to smooth the interface between the plugs and the blade. The teeter dampers were replaced with rigid links, and these two channels were flagged as not applicable by setting the measured values in the data file to –99999.99 Nm. The teeter link load cell was pre-tensioned to 40,000 N. During post-processing, the probe channels were set to read -99999.99. As described in Appendix F, the hydrostatic correction derived for operation at 72 RPM was applied to these data. **Data Details** File naming information can be found in the attached Word document "Sequence X Filename Key", copied from the Phase VI Test Report.

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)about 1 year ago