Flow separation control on oscillating airfoils is crucial for enhancing the efficiency of turbine
blades. In this study, a genetic algorithm was employed to optimize the configuration of a …

Dynamic stall causes the highly unsteady and nonlinear aerodynamic loads on wind
turbines. Recently, dynamic stall with passive vortex generators (VGs) and leading-edge …

Vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) suffer from a poor power performance at low tip speed
ratios, where their blade aerodynamics are dominated by unsteady separation and dynamic …

Dynamic stall is the main reason for the low power efficiency of vertical axis wind turbines
(VAWTs) at low tip speed ratios, where the utilizable wind kinetic energy is also high …

Dynamic stall can produce nonlinear and unsteady aerodynamic loads on wind turbines. It
has attracted considerable attention recently by introducing vortex generators (VGs) to …

The dynamic stall development on a pitching airfoil at Re= 10 6 was investigated by time-
resolved surface pressure and velocity field measurements. Two stages were identified in …

Dynamic stall significantly causes the unsteady aerodynamic loads on horizontal axis wind
turbines. However, many studies are about dynamic stall of 2D airfoils rather than 3D …

The relevant size of state-of-the-art wind turbines suggests a significant Fluid-Structure
Interaction. Given the difficulties to measure the phenomena occurring, researchers …

Dynamic stall often leads to unsteady load and performance degradation in horizontal axis
wind turbines. Therefore, accurate modeling of dynamic stall is crucial. However, due to the …

To further interpret the control mechanisms of leading-edge micro-cylinders for flow
separation in a Wells turbine, the residual circulation budget was performed through an …