The Effects of Wake Dynamics and Trailing Edge Flap on Wind Turbine Blade

Yi-Ren Wang  ¹, Chi Tang¹ and Chien-Chih Chiu²

¹Department of Aerospace Engineering, Tamkang University, Tamsui, Taiwan 25137, R.O.C.
²China Airlines, Da-Yuan Dist. Taoyuan City, Taiwan 33758, R.O.C.

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