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 …

To shed light on the effect of the icing phenomenon on the vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT)
wake characteristics, we present a high-fidelity computational fluid dynamics simulation of …

Small wind turbine performance and safety standard for straight-bladed Vertical Axis Wind
Turbine (VAWT) have not been developed in the world because of the lack of fundament …

The relatively low power coefficient restricts the wide application of vertical axis wind
turbines (VAWTs). An effective solution to this problem is to design specific airfoil profiles …

Vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) have been attracting an increasing attention in recent
years because of their potential for effectively using wind energy. The tip vortices from the …

In this paper, the power performance of straight-bladed VAWT is experimentally investigated
by wind tunnel experiment and field test. The test rotor is two-bladed with NACA0021 airfoil …

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 …

The prediction of aerodynamic forces around straight-bladed Vertical Axis Wind Turbines
(VAWT) is important for wind turbine applications. This paper focused on evaluating the …

In order to shed light on the Vertical-Axis Wind Turbines (VAWT) wake characteristics, in this
paper we present high-fidelity CFD simulations of the flow around an exemplary H-shaped …

Three-dimensional numerical simulations have been performed to analyze the aerodynamic
characteristics of a straight-bladed NACA0021 vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT). The …