Wind turbine comprising an air distribution system in a rotor blade

An air distribution system (102) for use in a wind turbine (10), the wind turbine including at least one rotor blade (22) including a sidewall (134) at least partially defining a cavity (142) extending from a blade root (148) towards a blade tip (150) is provided. The air distribution system including a manifold (106) at least partially positioned within the cavity and extending from the blade root towards the blade tip, the manifold having a root end (114) and an opposing tip end (118), and defining a passage (155) from the root end to the tip end, a plurality of apertures (108) defined through the sidewall, the plurality of apertures providing flow communication between the passage and ambient air (214), and a debris collector (107) coupled to the tip end (118) of the manifold and configured to collect debris flowing through the air distribution system.