Floating vertical-axis wind turbines (VAWTs) display considerable advantages over
horizontal-axis wind turbines (HAWTs) due to their Omni directionality, better structural …

Wind energy is one of the most promising renewable energy resources for power
generation, and rapid growth has been seen in its acceptance since 2000. The most …

This research emphasizes designing a straight-bladed Double-Darrieus hybrid vertical axis
wind turbine (VAWT) with a high power coefficient as well as self-starting capability …

In the quest for renewable energy sources, kinetic energy available in small water streams,
river streams or human-made canals may provide new avenue which can be harnessed by …

Thanks to the continuous improvement of calculation resources, computational fluid
dynamics (CFD) is expected to provide in the next few years a cost-effective and accurate …

Savonius hydrokinetic turbine is one of the prominent vertical axis turbines for tap** hydro
potential available in flowing streams in rivers or canals. In spite of their simple design …

Energized by the recent rapid progress in high-performance computing and the growing
availability of large computational resources, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is offering …

Increased demand of energy leads to exploration of new sources of energy. In the last few
years, hydrokinetic energy technology emerged as an important area in the field of …

In the present work, computational fluid dynamics simulation was carried out using ANSYS
Fluent to study the performance of conventional and tapered turbine blades for hydrokinetic …

The Φ-shaped Darrieus wind turbines offer promising applications owing to their
omnidirectionality and structural advantages. However, their poor performance at low tip …