Research on Aerodynamic Characteristics of Straight-Bladed Vertical Axis Wind Turbine with S Series Airfoils

Background. In order to investigate the effect of aerodynamic characteristics of S series airfoils on the straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbine (SB-VAWT), numerical simulations and wind tunnel experiments were carried out using a small SB-VAWT model with three kinds of blade airfoils, which are...

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Main Authors: Fang Feng, Shouyang Zhao, Chunming Qu, Yuedi Bai, Yuliang Zhang, Yan Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:International Journal of Rotating Machinery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8350243