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Case Study: The Commercial Potential of Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Actuators for Active Flow Control in Wind Turbines

Chhatiawala, Nihar H
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1536947431190003

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2018, Master of Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Physics.
Boundary Labs, LLC is an early-stage company composed of three students at Case Western Reserve University which aimed to evaluate the feasibility of commercialization of a novel dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma actuator as an active flow control (AFC) method in wind turbines. The hypothesized benefits of DBD plasma actuators for AFC include improved energy capture from wind, low cost, and ease of implementation. This thesis is a two-part case study. The first part emulates a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Proposal for the technology and includes discussions arguing that a strong commercial potential for the proposed technology exists in the United States and that technical development is feasible. The second part includes miscellaneous sections outside the scope of an SBIR proposal, leading to a discussion of the Boundary Labs team decision to discontinue development of this technology.
Edward Caner (Committee Chair)
Robert Brown (Committee Member)
Michael Martens (Committee Member)
80 p.
Alternative Energy; Energy; Entrepreneurship; Physics
Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Actuator; DBD; Active Flow Control; Small Business Innovation Research; SBIR; Wind Energy; Wind Turbine; Case Study; Startup; Market Entry

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  • Chhatiawala, N. H. (2018). Case Study: The Commercial Potential of Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Actuators for Active Flow Control in Wind Turbines [Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1536947431190003

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Chhatiawala, Nihar. Case Study: The Commercial Potential of Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Actuators for Active Flow Control in Wind Turbines. 2018. Case Western Reserve University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1536947431190003.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Chhatiawala, Nihar. "Case Study: The Commercial Potential of Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Actuators for Active Flow Control in Wind Turbines." Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1536947431190003

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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