3D CFD Analysis of a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine

3D CFD Analysis of a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine

To analyze the complex and unsteady aerodynamic flow associated with wind turbine functioning, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is an attractive and powerful method. In this work, the influence of different numerical aspects on the accuracy of simulating a rotating wind turbine is studied. In p...

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Main Authors: Andrea Alaimo, Antonio Esposito, Antonio Messineo, Calogero Orlando, Davide Tumino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-04-01
Series:Energies
Subjects:
computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
vertical axis wind turbines (VAWT)
straight blade
helical blade
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/8/4/3013

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