Meeting future world energy needs while addressing climatic changes has led to greater
strain on conventional power sources. One of the viable sustainable energy sources is wind …

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 …

The biomimetic sharkskin riblet has attracted more attention in engineering and research
owing to the economic benefit of drag-reducing and antifouling properties. Although several …

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 …

In the present work, the research is devoted to studying the aerodynamic performance of two
different types of horizontal-axis wind turbine (HAWT) blades. One is a typical type designed …

It is a priority to generate affordable and reliable energy with higher participation of
renewable energy technologies into the global energy mix to provide efficient sustainable …

In this study, a 2 kW small scale horizontal axis wind turbine with rotor radius of 1.8 m and
Tip Speed Ratio of 6 was designed to work at low wind speed for rural applications …

The prediction of the dispersion of air pollutants in urban areas is of great importance to
public health, homeland security, and environmental protection. Computational Fluid …

A composite Trombe wall is proposed which combines the water wall with the traditional
Trombe wall. Computational fluid dynamics models for different types of Trombe walls were …

The suitability of vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) in harnessing energy within a complex
wind environment has increased their renewed interest. However, there still exists a huge …