The utility of small wind turbines (SWTs) covering horizontal and vertical-axis types as off-
grid, standalone, and decentralized energy supplement systems has gained market …

A series of experiments was conducted to evaluate the effect of the Reynolds number on the
initial wake expansion and on the thrust coefficient in scaled wind turbine tests. Two scaled …

Wind tunnel experiments provide worthwhile insights for designing efficient micro wind
energy harvesters and large-scale wind turbines. As wind tunnel tests with large-scale wind …

Much of the aerodynamic design of wind turbines is accomplished using computational tools
such as XFOIL. These codes are not robust enough for predicting performance under the …

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the initial wake expansion in scaled wind turbine
tests as a means to guide future wake interference studies. Five scaled wind turbine rotors …

The large-scale development of wind farms has led to an increase in the concentration of
wind farms, due to factors such as concentrated wind resources, operational and …

In the multirotor system of a wind turbine, the overall power generation is greatly influenced
by the placement and interaction of rotors in proximity. Thus, a great deal of study is needed …

The purpose of this experimental work was to investigate the role of the leading-edge wavy
shape technique on the performance of small-scale HAWT fixed-pitch rotor blades operating …

Aerodynamic performance of a floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) is significantly
influenced by platform surging motions. Accurate prediction of the unsteady aerodynamic …

Small wind turbines (SWTs) can be significantly sensitive to variances in the blade geometry
shape when their operation in relatively low ranges of Reynolds numbers is considered. An …