Nature-Inspired Designs in Wind Energy: A Review

F Omidvarnia, A Sarhadi - Biomimetics, 2024 - mdpi.com
The field of wind energy stands at the forefront of sustainable and renewable energy
solutions, playing a pivotal role in mitigating environmental concerns and addressing global …

Bioinspired Fluid Dynamic Designs of Vertical-Axis Turbines: State-of-the-Art Review and the Way Forward

UH Rathod, UK Saha… - Journal of Fluids …, 2024 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
With the increasing popularity of vertical axis turbines (VATs), researchers are now focusing
on their performance improvement. Instead of adopting conventional means of performance …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced Performance of a Hydrokinetic Turbine through a Biomimetic Design

MI Lamas Galdo, JD Rodríguez García… - Journal of Marine …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Hydrokinetic energy constitutes a source of renewable energy. However, many regions have
flow velocities that are too low for effective energy extraction, and conventional turbines are …

Computational Analysis of a Savonius Wind Rotor Using Bio-Inspired Corrugated Blades

UH Rathod, V Kulkarni… - … Expo: Power for …, 2023 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
For harvesting wind energy, especially at low-velocity regions, Savonius vertical-axis wind
rotors are usually preferred. Among other variants of the vertical-axis wind rotors, the …

A Systematic Probe Into the Starting Torque Characteristics of a Bio-Inspired Orange Sea-Pen Bladed Savonius Wind Rotor

UH Rathod, CS Nalavade… - … Expo: Power for …, 2023 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
In the pursuit of exploiting wind energy, the drag-based Savonius wind rotors have been
extensively used in the low wind velocity regions. These type of rotors, as small-scale stand …

On the Application of Bio-Inspired Sea-Pen Blades in a Savonius Wind Rotor: A Three-Dimensional Computational Analysis

C Nalavade, UH Rathod… - Journal of Energy …, 2025 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The drag-based Savonius-type wind rotors are usually preferred to harvest wind energy at
low-wind velocity conditions. These Savonius rotors are characterized by their compatibility …

CFD Calculations of Average Flow Parameters around the Rotor of a Savonius Wind Turbine

J Michna, K Rogowski - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
The geometry of a conventional two-bladed Savonius rotor was used in this study based on
a report available in the literature. A two-dimensional rotor model consisting of two buckets …

[PDF][PDF] Design, Study, and Comparison of a New Axial Fan Using the Fibonacci Spiral and a Classic Axial Fan

HAY Maldonado - JJMIE, 2024 - jjmie.hu.edu.jo
This study aims to compare two small-sized axial fans: one is the classic axial fan (referred
to as" Model A") and the other is an innovative design using the natural pattern of the …

Design, Study, and Comparison of a New Axial Fan Using the Fibonacci Spiral and a Classic Axial Fan.

HA Yapu Maldonado - Jordan Journal of Mechanical & …, 2024 - search.ebscohost.com
This study aims to compare two small-sized axial fans: one is the classic axial fan (referred
to as" Model A") and the other is an innovative design using the natural pattern of the …

On the Application of Bio-Inspired Sea-Pen Blades in a Savonius Wind Rotor: A Three-Dimensional Computational Analysis

UH Rathod, UK Saha, V Kulkarni - 2024 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
In the wind energy sector, two types of wind turbines, namely, the horizontal-axis wind
turbine (HAWT) and the vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT), are generally used to extract wind …