Small Vertical Axis Wind Turbines: aerodynamics and starting behavior

In urban areas the wind is very turbulent and unstable with fast changes in direction andvelocity. In these environments, the use of small vertical axis wind turbines (VAWT) becomesincreasingly attractive due to several advantages over horizontal axis wind turbines (HAWT).However, such designs have...

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Main Authors: Horia DUMITRESCU, Vladimir CARDOS, Radu BOGATEANU
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Institute for Aerospace Research “Elie Carafoli” - INCAS 2013-12-01
Series:INCAS Bulletin
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Online Access:http://bulletin.incas.ro/files/dumitrescu__cardos__bogateanu__vol_5_iss_4_2013.pdf