Vertical axis wind turbines in cluster configurations

LN Azadani - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Low noise emission, aesthetic design, omni-directionality, and efficient operation in turbulent
wind conditions make vertical axis wind turbines promising devices to harness wind energy …

Darrieus vertical-axis wind turbine performance enhancement approach and optimized design: A review

Z Shen, S Gong, Z Zuo, Y Chen, W Guo - Ocean Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Wind energy is a clean and renewable energy source. The Darrieus vertical-axis wind
turbine has the potential to be an efficient wind turbine with numerous applications. Various …

Aerodynamic optimization of the configuration of a pair of vertical axis wind turbines

M Hassanpour, LN Azadani - Energy Conversion and Management, 2021 - Elsevier
This study optimized the layout of a pair of Darrieus vertical axis wind turbines through three-
dimensional computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations. Three design parameters …

Experimental investigation of solidity and other characteristics on dual vertical axis wind turbines in an urban environment

S Li, Y Li, C Yang, Q Wang, B Zhao, D Li, R Zhao… - Energy Conversion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In an urban environment, dual vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) are expected to
demonstrate more advantage than horizontal axis wind turbine. For VAWT, solidity is one of …

Experimental and numerical investigation of twin vertical axis wind turbines with a deflector

Y Jiang, P Zhao, T Stoesser, K Wang, L Zou - Energy Conversion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper we report on the design and testing of a novel vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT)
system. The system consists of two counter-rotating VAWT rotors and a deflector that is …

Design optimization of a Contra-Rotating VAWT: A comprehensive study using Taguchi method and CFD

J Radhakrishnan, S Sridhar, M Zuber, EYK Ng… - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract With Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWTs) showing promising capabilities in the
recent years, lately there has been an increase in research towards the performance …

Strategy for mitigating wake interference between offshore vertical-axis wind turbines: Evaluation of vertically staggered arrangement

L Kuang, H Katsuchi, D Zhou, Y Chen, Z Han, K Zhang… - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Wake interference between wind turbines potentially decreases the power output of offshore
wind farms. While the staggered arrangement shows promise for mitigating this interference …

Aerodynamic analysis of side-by-side placed twin vertical-axis wind turbines

G **, Z Zong, Y Jiang, L Zou - Ocean Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
The twin vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT) system is a high-performance design in which
two turbines are placed side by side with a variable gap distance. In this paper, the large …

Exploring optimal configurations for a wind farm with clusters of Darrieus VAWT, using CFD methodology

F Ghafoorian, SR Mirmotahari, F Bakhtiari… - Journal of …, 2023 - jcamech.ut.ac.ir
Due to the alarming increase in greenhouse gases, switching to clean, renewable energy
sources like wind energy has become imperative. As a result, the use of different wind …

[HTML][HTML] Vertical-axis wind-turbine farm design: Impact of rotor setting and relative arrangement on aerodynamic performance of double rotor arrays

S Sahebzadeh, A Rezaeiha, H Montazeri - Energy Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
The impact of rotor setting and relative arrangement on the individual and overall power
performance and aerodynamics of double rotor vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) arrays is …