Flow guiding device with base having recess for adhesive strip or tape
AssigneeLm Windpower A/S
InventorsLars Erik Jensen, Hans Tommerup Knudsen, Jesper Madsen
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Abstract
A vortex generator device (70) for mounting on a wind turbine blade (10) is disclosed. The device comprises: a base (71) having, when mounted on an exterior of the wind turbine blade (10), an inner side (72) for attaching on a surface, such as the exterior of the wind turbine blade (10), and an outer side (73) facing away from the exterior of the wind turbine blade (10). The device is provided with a vane vortex generator pair comprising a first vane (79) and a second vane (80) protruding from the outer side (73) of the base (71). The inner side (72) of the base (71) is provided with a recess (74) or undercut for obtaining an adhesive (81).
Claims15
A vortex generator device (70) for mounting on a wind turbine blade (10) comprising:
- a base (71) having, when mounted on an exterior of the wind turbine blade (10),
- an inner side (72) for attaching on a surface, such as the exterior of the wind turbine blade (10), and
- an outer side (73) facing away from the exterior of the wind turbine blade (10),
- the device being provided with a vane vortex generator pair comprising a first vane (79) and a second vane (80) protruding from the outer side (73) of the base (71), characterised in that
- the inner side (72) of the base (71) is provided with a recess (74) or undercut, the recess or undercut having a uniform depth;
- wherein an adhesive film or strip is arranged within the recess of the inner side;
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- wherein the adhesive film or strip comprises a layer of compressible material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.