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Paul Thedens
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Similar to parafoils, ram-air kites are flexible membrane wings inflated by the apparent wind and supported by a bridle line system. A major challenge in estimating the performance of these wings using a computer model is the strong coupling between the airflow around the wing an
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Bleed Air Spoiler Optimisation for AWE Purposes
An aerodynamic optimisation of upper surface bleed air control to minimise reel-in power loss for soft-kite-based Airborne Wind Energy systems
A key challenge in the Airborne Wind Energy industry is the minimisation of the time and energy required for the transfer and return phases inherent to the power cycles of ground-generator-based kite power systems. This thesis contributes to solving this problem by exploring the
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