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Comparative analysis of bent and basic winglets on performance improvement of horizontal axis wind turbines
The winglet has been widely deployed in the optimization of the blade design as it reduces the tip loss of the blade and increases the …
PDF DOI 中科院一区 Energy
Strategy for mitigating wake interference between offshore vertical-axis wind turbines: Evaluation of vertically staggered arrangement
Wake interference between wind turbines potentially decreases the power output of offshore wind farms. While the staggered arrangement …
DOI 中科院一区 Applied Energy
Aerodynamic performance optimization of vertical axis wind turbine with straight blades based on synergic control of pitch and flap
Low power efficiency is a critical reason that restricts the potential application of the vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) in offshore …
PDF DOI 中科院二区 Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments
Systematic investigation of effect of rotor solidity on vertical-axis wind turbines: Power performance and aerodynamics analysis
Small-scale vertical-axis wind turbines (VAWTs) are receiving growing interest for applications in urban areas. However, the …
PDF DOI 中科院二区 Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics
Investigation of pitch angles on the aerodynamics of twin-VAWT under staggered arrangement
The potential applications of twin vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) in oceanic wind energy harvesting have drawn increasing …
PDF DOI 中科院一区 Ocean Engineering
The mean wake model and its novel characteristic parameter of H-rotor VAWTs based on random forest method
Using the random forest (RF) algorithm, this study presented a key parameter to characterize the mean wake of H-rotor VAWTs while …
PDF DOI 中科院一区 Energy
Wind-capture-accelerate device for performance improvement of vertical-axis wind turbines: External diffuser system
The unsatisfactory power performance hinders the development of vertical-axis wind turbines (VAWTs). Installing a …
PDF DOI 中科院一区 Energy Conversion and Management
Aerodynamic performance assessment of φ-type vertical axis wind turbine under pitch motion
The floating vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) is considered as a competitive device in the utilization of offshore wind energy. …
PDF DOI 中科院一区 Energy
A shape optimization of ϕ-shape Darrieus wind turbine under a given range of inlet wind speed
The ϕ-shape Darrieus wind turbines have great potential in application due to their omni-directionality and structural advantages. …
PDF DOI 中科院一区 Renewable Energy
Investigation of V-shaped blade for the performance improvement of vertical axis wind turbines
The vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) is regarded as an important device to utilize the renewable offshore wind energy to supplement …
PDF DOI 中科院一区 Applied Energy