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

With the main advantages of simple shape, smart structural and wind direction
independence, Straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbines has been increasingly used in …

Abstract Straight-bladed Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (SB-VAWTs) have recently attracted
much attention as they are considered to be an option for wind energy utilization, whether in …

Vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) have received growing interest for off-shore application
and in the urban environments mainly due to their omni-directional capability, scalability …

The current study systematically analyzes the impact of solidity (σ) and number of blades (n)
on the aerodynamic performance of 2-, 3-and 4-bladed Darrieus H-type vertical axis wind …

Low starting torque is considered as one of the major drawbacks of Darrieus type vertical
axis wind turbine (VAWT). Design optimization to overcome this problem by modifying the …

This study presents experimental and numerical investigation for the effect of number of
blade (solidity) on the power and thrust coefficients of a small-scale horizontal-axis wind …

Wind energy conversion is contributing significantly to the new clean energy transition but,
up to now, such contribution is mainly driven by large multi-MW windfarms. On the other …

In order to increase the efficiency of straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbine (SB-VAWT),
the inboard, outboard, two-side Gurney flap (GF) and dimple-GF are applied in SB-VAWT …

Numerical research for vertical axis wind turbine with different thicknesses or different
cambers of airfoils was conducted in this paper. By comparing with the experiment results …