Investigation of V-shaped blade for the performance improvement of vertical axis wind turbines

J Su, Y Chen, Z Han, D Zhou, Y Bao, Y Zhao - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) is regarded as an important device to utilize the
renewable offshore wind energy to supplement the existing power systems. Hence, the …

Dynamic stall of a swept finite wing for a range of reduced frequencies

M Rockwood, A Medina, DJ Garmann… - AIAA Aviation 2019 …, 2019 - arc.aiaa.org
An experimental investigation of three-dimensional dynamic stall is performed on a finite
wing with a leading-edge sweep of Λ= 30◦ at a chord-based Reynolds number of Rec= 1× …

Three-dimensional unsteady hydrodynamics of tidal turbines

ASM Smyth - 2020 - repository.cam.ac.uk
Tidal power is an emerging industry in the renewable energy sector; a development which is
uniquely beneficial to the United Kingdom, which has a significant tidal resource and a …

Effect of three-dimensional geometry on harmonic gust–airfoil interaction

ASM Smyth, AM Young, L Di Mare - AIAA Journal, 2021 - arc.aiaa.org
Two-dimensional (2-D) strip-theory modeling of unsteady gust–airfoil interaction is standard
practice in many industrial applications, but the limits of applicability of 2-D unsteady flow …

An experimental parametric study on planar sheared wings tip devices for low-to-moderate aspect ratio wings

LM Santos, GF Gomes, RF Coimbra - Aircraft Engineering and …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the aerodynamic characteristics of a low-
to-moderate-aspect-ratio, tapered, untwisted, unswept wing, equipped of sheared wing tips …