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National Rotor Testbed Rotor Design Integrated Airfoil Performance Results
News Article, February 24, 2015 • The National Rotor Testbed (NRT) team is examining the effect of airfoil choice on the final design of the new rotor for the Scaled Wind Farm Technology (SWiFT) facility. The airfoil family would ideally be designed to operate in the relevant SWiFT-scale Reynold’s number range, 1–2 million, and be experimentally...

Sandia Wake-Imaging System Successfully Deployed at Scaled Wind Farm Technology Facility
News Article, September 18, 2015 • The Sandia Wake-Imaging System (SWIS) was deployed for a full-scale field demonstration at the Sandia Scaled Wind Farm Technology (SWiFT) facility in Lubbock, Texas, in July. This successful field demonstration was a culmination of over 3 years of technical development; more than a year of safety, environmental, and regulatory approvals;...