Darrieus type vertical axis wind turbines have several advantages over other wind turbines
for local electricity generation in urban environments. However, the main aerodynamic
challenge is the negative impacts of the dynamic stall phenomenon on the turbine
performance. This study numerically scrutinizes the effects of plasma actuators on the
dynamic stall control and performance improvement of a Darrieus turbine. For this sake,
unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equations are solved using a pressure-based …