The high emission of fossil fuels are major driving forces in renewable energy technology
development. In response, the lift-type vertical axis wind turbines (VAWT) is experiencing a …

This paper discusses the historical evolution of the lift-type vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT)
since its inception in the early 1930s. The VAWT received almost no development until the …

This paper presents a CFD model for the evaluation of energy performance and
aerodynamic forces acting on a straight-bladed vertical-axis Darrieus wind turbine. The …

Vertical axis wind turbines like Darrieus turbines are very interesting type of wind turbines at
domestic zones which have low wind speed, but this type has a low performance compared …

Vertical axis wind turbines like the Darrieus turbine appear to be promising for the conditions
of low wind speed, but suffer from a low efficiency compared to horizontal axis turbines. A …

In this study, large eddy simulation (LES) is combined with a turbine model to investigate the
wake behind a vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT) in a three-dimensional turbulent flow. Two …

In this experiment, a small scale vertical-axis wind-turbine (VAWT) is immersed in a
boundary-layer in a wind tunnel and stereo particle image velocimetry is employed to …

This work introduces a numerical analysis of three-bladed Darrieus vertical axis wind turbine
performance using 25 different sectional profile airfoils from different families. This …

Large eddy simulation (LES) is coupled with a turbine model to study the structure of the
wake behind a vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT). In the simulations, a tuning-free …

Based on the special streamline profile of the Phocoenoides dalli head, this paper
innovatively proposes to transform the NACA 0018 airfoil into a novel airfoil whose leading …