Offshore wind turbines present novel challenges to the field of rotor aerodynamics because
of complex behaviours associated with six degrees of freedom motions of the platform. The …

The fundamental physics of HAWT aerodynamics in yaw is reviewed with reference to some
of the latest scientific research covering both measurements and numerical modelling. The …

This work presents an investigation on different methods for the calculation of the angle of
attack and the underlying induced velocity on wind turbine blades using data obtained from …

Due to the time-varying wind direction, yaw operation of wind turbines is a common state.
Under yaw, the aerodynamic behavior of wind turbines is complicated, and also causes …

In today's wind energy research, comparisons of low‐fidelity aerodynamic models with CFD
simulations are common practice. While the approach for loads with respect to the rotor …

Horizontal axis wind turbine (HAWT) often works under yaw due to the stochastic variation of
wind direction. Yaw also can be used as one of control methods for load reduction and wake …

Wind turbines inevitably experience yawed flows, resulting in fluctuations of the angle of
attack (AOA) of airfoils, which can considerably impact the aerodynamic characteristics of …

This study presents results from a wind tunnel experiment on a three-bladed horizontal axis
wind turbine. The model turbine is a scaled-down version of the IEA 15 MW reference wind …

The flow over a flat-tipped wing at three Reynolds numbers: R e= 1× 10 4, R e= 4× 10 4⁠,
and R e= 1× 10 5 is investigated using direct numerical simulation. A set of grid independent …

The first rotor performance predictions were published by Joukowsky exactly 100 years ago.
Although a century of research has expanded the knowledge of rotor aerodynamics …