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Energy exchange in an array of vertical-axis wind turbines

Matthias Kinzel Graduate Aeronautical Laboratories, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
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Quinn Mulligan Graduate Aeronautical Laboratories, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
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John O. Dabiri Graduate Aeronautical Laboratories, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
Article: N38 | Received 30 Mar 2012, Accepted 07 Jul 2012, Published online: 20 Sep 2012

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