From Aircraft Wings to Wind Turbine Blades: NASA Software Comes Back to Earth with Green Energy Applications

TBMG-9574

03/29/2011

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You might think a wind turbine would have more in common with a plane’s propeller than an aircraft wing, but wind blades actually behave a lot more like wings than props. This fact has enabled a valuable spinoff from aerospace to wind energy involving the first software that NASA ever allowed to be commercialized as part of the Agency’s ongoing effort to transfer technology to U.S. business and industry.

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"From Aircraft Wings to Wind Turbine Blades: NASA Software Comes Back to Earth with Green Energy Applications," Mobility Engineering, March 29, 2011.
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Mar 29, 2011
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TBMG-9574
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English