Review of computational and experimental approaches to analysis of aerodynamic performance in horizontal-axis wind turbines (HAWTs)

CJ Bai, WC Wang - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Horizontal-axis wind turbines (HAWTs) are the primary devices used in the wind energy
sector. Systems used to evaluate the design of turbine blades and generators are key to …

A critical review on the simulations of wind turbine aerodynamics focusing on hybrid RANS-LES methods

J Thé, H Yu - Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Wind energy plays a vital role in the development sustainable energy due to its vast
availability, commercially ready technology, low cost, and great contribution to CO 2 …

[HTML][HTML] Establishing a fully coupled CFD analysis tool for floating offshore wind turbines

Y Liu, Q **ao, A Incecik, C Peyrard, D Wan - Renewable Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
An accurate study of a floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) system requires
interdisciplinary knowledge about wind turbine aerodynamics, floating platform …

Fluid–structure interaction modeling of wind turbines: simulating the full machine

MC Hsu, Y Bazilevs - Computational Mechanics, 2012 - Springer
In this paper we present our aerodynamics and fluid–structure interaction (FSI)
computational techniques that enable dynamic, fully coupled, 3D FSI simulation of wind …

Finite element simulation of wind turbine aerodynamics: validation study using NREL Phase VI experiment

MC Hsu, I Akkerman, Y Bazilevs - Wind Energy, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT A validation study using the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Phase VI wind turbine is presented. The aerodynamics simulations are performed using the …

k–ω SST (shear stress transport) turbulence model calibration: A case study on a small scale horizontal axis wind turbine

PAC Rocha, HHB Rocha, FOM Carneiro, MEV Da Silva… - Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
This work deals with a computational investigation emphasized on the calibration of a
turbulence model regarding to the operational capability of a SS-HAWT (small-scale …

ExaWind: Open‐source CFD for hybrid‐RANS/LES geometry‐resolved wind turbine simulations in atmospheric flows

A Sharma, MJ Brazell, G Vijayakumar… - Wind …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Predictive high‐fidelity modeling of wind turbines with computational fluid dynamics,
wherein turbine geometry is resolved in an atmospheric boundary layer, is important to …

Three-dimensional Improved Delayed Detached Eddy Simulation of a two-bladed vertical axis wind turbine

H Lei, D Zhou, Y Bao, Y Li, Z Han - Energy conversion and management, 2017 - Elsevier
The aerodynamic performance of a two-bladed vertical axis wind turbine is investigated
using the turbulence model of the Improved Delayed Detached Eddy Simulation and the …

Parallelization strategies for computational fluid dynamics software: state of the art review

A Afzal, Z Ansari, AR Faizabadi, MK Ramis - Archives of Computational …, 2017 - Springer
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is one of the most emerging fields of fluid mechanics
used to analyze fluid flow situation. This analysis is based on simulations carried out on …

[HTML][HTML] A review of high-fidelity computational fluid dynamics for floating offshore wind turbines

S Xu, Y Xue, W Zhao, D Wan - Journal of Marine Science and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The design and development of floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs) is an attractive
issue in the wind energy harvesting field. In this study, the research related to the high …