Aerofoil optimization for improving the power performance of a vertical axis wind turbine using multiple streamtube model and genetic algorithm

This paper reports on the optimization of the NACA0015 aerofoil for improving the power performance of a vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT). The target range of the chord Re is 3 × 105–106, the tip speed ratio (TSR) is 2–6 and the solidity is 0.2–0.6. This aerofoil is widely applied in small-scale VA...

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Main Authors: Changping Liang, Huaxing Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2018-01-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.180540