As an essential ingredient in the blade element momentum theory, the tip loss effect of rotors
plays an important role in the prediction of wind turbine performance. Various tip loss …

This article describes the application of an incompressible Reynolds‐averaged Navier–
Stokes solver to several upwind cases from the NREL/NASA Ames wind tunnel tests. In …

Hydrokinetic energy conversion devices provide the facility to capture energy from water
flow without the need of large dams, impoundments, channels or deviation of the water as in …

A mathematical model for fluid dynamics wind turbine design (based on the blade element
momentum theory) has been implemented and improved. The mathematical simulations …

This work deals with a computational investigation emphasized on the calibration of a
turbulence model regarding to the operational capability of a SS-HAWT (small-scale …

Wind turbine wake modelling is of crucial importance to accurate resource assessment, to
layout optimisation, and to the operational control of wind farms. This work proposes a …

Investigation of the effects of near-wall grid spacing for the SST-K-ω model and study of the
aerodynamic behavior of a horizontal axis wind turbine are the two goals of this paper. The …

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 …

The objective of this study was to provide post-stall airfoil data input guidelines for the
prediction of peak and post-peak rotor power when using blade-element momentum theory …

Wind energy is the world's fastest growing source of electricity production; if this trend is to
continue, sites that are plentiful in terms of wind velocity must be efficiently utilized. Many …