A review of progress and challenges in flap** foil power generation
Power may be extracted from a flowing fluid in a variety of ways. Turbines using one or more
oscillating foils are under increasingly active investigation, as an alternative to rotary wind …
oscillating foils are under increasingly active investigation, as an alternative to rotary wind …
Darrieus wind turbine blade unsteady aerodynamics: a three-dimensional Navier-Stokes CFD assessment
Energized by the recent rapid progress in high-performance computing and the growing
availability of large computational resources, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is offering …
availability of large computational resources, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is offering …
Numerical simulation of a vertical axis wind turbine airfoil experiencing dynamic stall at high Reynolds numbers
Multi-megawatt floating vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) are a promising solution to
exploit offshore wind energy resources in deep water sites. At this large-scale, the VAWT's …
exploit offshore wind energy resources in deep water sites. At this large-scale, the VAWT's …
Optimal operating parameters for an oscillating foil turbine at Reynolds number 500,000
The use of oscillating foils to develop turbines to extract energy from an oncoming flow has
recently been found competitive with rotor blade designs. Moreover, the rectangular …
recently been found competitive with rotor blade designs. Moreover, the rectangular …
Numerical investigation of hydrodynamic performance of flap** foils for energy harvesting
Micro-power generators are increasingly becoming popular to meet the power requirements
of micro-electromechanical systems, such as small sensors. One such resource of …
of micro-electromechanical systems, such as small sensors. One such resource of …
Investigation of the energy-extraction regime of a novel semi-passive flap**-foil turbine concept with a prescribed heave motion and a passive pitch motion
Due to the inherent complexity of the mechanisms needed to prescribe the heave and the
pitch motions of optimal flap**-foil turbines, several research groups are now investigating …
pitch motions of optimal flap**-foil turbines, several research groups are now investigating …
Cross-comparative analysis of loads and power of pitching floating offshore wind turbine rotors using frequency-domain Navier-Stokes CFD and blade element …
Reliable predictions of the aero-and hydrodynamic loads acting on floating offshore wind
turbines are paramount for assessing fatigue life, designing load and power control systems …
turbines are paramount for assessing fatigue life, designing load and power control systems …
Three-dimensional aerodynamic analysis of a Darrieus wind turbine blade using computational fluid dynamics and lifting line theory
Due to the rapid progress in high-performance computing and the availability of increasingly
large computational resources, Navier–Stokes (NS) computational fluid dynamics (CFD) …
large computational resources, Navier–Stokes (NS) computational fluid dynamics (CFD) …
Wake effect on a semi-active flap** foil based energy harvester by a rotating foil
Y Chen, J Nan, J Wu - Computers & Fluids, 2018 - Elsevier
The wake effect on a semi-active flap** foil based energy harvester by a rotating foil is
numerically investigated in this work. A NACA0015 airfoil, which is placed in a two …
numerically investigated in this work. A NACA0015 airfoil, which is placed in a two …
Low-speed preconditioning for strongly coupled integration of Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equations and two-equation turbulence models
Computational fluid dynamics codes using the density-based compressible flow formulation
of the Navier–Stokes equations have proven to be very successful for the analysis of high …
of the Navier–Stokes equations have proven to be very successful for the analysis of high …