%0 Journal Article %A F. Rasi Marzabadi %D 2012 %J International Journal of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering %B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology %I Open Science Index 70, 2012 %T Effect of Plunging Oscillation on an Offshore Wind Turbine Blade Section %U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/3823 %V 70 %X A series of experiments were carried out to study unsteady behavior of the flow field as well as the boundary layer of an airfoil oscillating in plunging motion in a subsonic wind tunnel. The measurements involved surface pressure distribution complimented with surface-mounted hot-films. The effect of leadingedge roughness that simulates surface irregularities on the wind turbine blades was also studied on variations of aerodynamic loads and boundary layer behavior. %P 2191 - 2197