Accurate measurements of atmospheric flows at metre-scale resolution are essential for
many sustainability applications, including optimal design of wind and solar farms …

Turbulent wake flows behind helical-and straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs)
in boundary layer turbulence are numerically studied using the large-eddy simulation (LES) …

Wake losses are a critical consideration in wind farm design. The ability to steer and deform
wakes can result in increased wind farm power density and reduced energy costs and can …

A particle tracking velocimetry apparatus is presented that is capable of measuring three-
dimensional particle trajectories across large volumes, of the order of several meters, during …

Tidal and wind energy projects almost exclusively adopt horizontal axis turbines (HATs) due
to their maturity. In contrast, vertical axis turbines (VATs) have received limited consideration …

The wake of paired cross-flow turbines is reproduced by means of Large-Eddy Simulation,
using a computational grid consisting of about two billion points. The role of mutual …

Vertical-axis wind turbines are excellent candidates to diversify wind energy technology, but
their aerodynamic complexity limits industrial deployment. To improve the efficiency and …

The influence of the end effects in the wake development of a vertical axis wind turbine is
studied using a Large-Eddy Simulation methodology, coupled with an Immersed-Boundary …

Momentum recovery within the near wake of a cross-flow turbine is studied, focusing on the
different terms of the momentum balance equation. The flow is computed via Large-Eddy …

The scalability of experiments using PIV relies upon several parameters, namely illumination
power, camera sensor and primarily the tracers light scattering capability. Given their larger …