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

Abstract Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWTs) have attracted considerable attention in
recent years due to their potential for harvesting wind energy in urban areas and low wind …

Vortex generators (VGs) have proven their capabilities in wind turbine applications to delay
stall in steady flow conditions. However, their behaviour in unsteady conditions is …

The Darrieus wind turbine is a type of vertical-axis wind turbines which, in spite of its simple
structure, is very complex to analyze. In terms of aerodynamics, Darrieus VAWTs have …

Floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs) can encounter variations in the phase difference
and amplitude of combined surge-pitch platform motion. The phase difference between …

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 …

Passive vortex generators (VGs) have been extensively used on wind turbine airfoils to
delay the onset of static stall and improve the aerodynamic performance. Dynamic stall …

The floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) may experience dynamic stall and complex rotor-
wake interaction, such as the vortex ring state (VRS) or propeller working state (PWS), under …

Optimisation of Gurney flap (GF) geometries mounted on a three-straight-bladed vertical axis
wind turbine (VAWT) is evaluated with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) solution and …

The flow separation could affect the aerodynamic performance of the wind turbine blades
and induce to occur the stall of the wind turbine blades at high angle of attack. The leading …