A review: Approaches for aerodynamic performance improvement of lift-type vertical axis wind turbine

Z Zhao, D Wang, T Wang, W Shen, H Liu… - … Energy Technologies and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Floating vertical-axis wind turbines (VAWTs) display considerable advantages over
horizontal-axis wind turbines (HAWTs) due to their Omni directionality, better structural …

Knowledge structure and research progress in wind power generation (WPG) from 2005 to 2020 using CiteSpace based scientometric analysis

A Azam, A Ahmed, H Wang, Y Wang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Renewable energy resources have enabled the mitigation of global environmental pollution
and sustainable energy generation. Due to renewability, cleanliness, and vast sustainability …

[HTML][HTML] On the accuracy of turbulence models for CFD simulations of vertical axis wind turbines

A Rezaeiha, H Montazeri, B Blocken - Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
A comparative analysis of seven commonly-used eddy-viscosity turbulence models for CFD
simulations of VAWTs is presented. The models include one-to four-equations, namely the …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of pitch angle on power performance and aerodynamics of a vertical axis wind turbine

A Rezaeiha, I Kalkman, B Blocken - Applied energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Due to growing interest in wind energy harvesting offshore as well as in the urban
environment, vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) have recently received renewed interest …

An investigation into the self-starting of darrieus-savonius hybrid wind turbine and performance enhancement through innovative deflectors: A CFD approach

S Chegini, M Asadbeigi, F Ghafoorian, M Mehrpooya - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Amidst vertical axis wind turbines, Darrieus turbines stand out for their impressive efficiency.
However, these turbines encounter a significant challenge regarding their self-starting …

[HTML][HTML] A review on numerical simulation based on CFD technology of aerodynamic characteristics of straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbines

Y Li, S Yang, F Feng, K Tagawa - Energy Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
With the main advantages of simple shape, smart structural and wind direction
independence, Straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbines has been increasingly used in …

[HTML][HTML] CFD simulation of a vertical axis wind turbine operating at a moderate tip speed ratio: Guidelines for minimum domain size and azimuthal increment

A Rezaeiha, I Kalkman, B Blocken - Renewable energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Accurate prediction of the performance of a vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT) using
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation requires a domain size that is large enough …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of aerodynamic performance of vertical axis wind turbines: Impact of operational parameters

A Rezaeiha, H Montazeri, B Blocken - Energy Conversion and …, 2018 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Towards optimal aerodynamic design of vertical axis wind turbines: Impact of solidity and number of blades

A Rezaeiha, H Montazeri, B Blocken - Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Towards accurate CFD simulations of vertical axis wind turbines at different tip speed ratios and solidities: Guidelines for azimuthal increment, domain size …

A Rezaeiha, H Montazeri, B Blocken - Energy conversion and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The accuracy of CFD simulations of vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) is known to be
significantly associated with the computational parameters, such as azimuthal increment …