The leading-edge vortex (LEV) is known to produce transient high lift in a wide variety of
circumstances. The underlying physics of LEV formation, growth, and shedding are explored …

This article briefly reviews wind turbine aerodynamics, which follows an explanation of the
aerodynamic complexity. The aerodynamic models including blade momentum theory …

Experimental studies of the flow topology, leading-edge vortex dynamics and unsteady force
produced by pitching and plunging flat-plate aerofoils in forward flight at Reynolds numbers …

The article presents an insight into the dynamic stall lift characteristics through experimental
work and a detailed survey of the seminal articles related to the phenomenon. Of particular …

The formation process of leading-edge vortices has been investigated experimentally using
Particle Image Velocimetry. Various airfoil kinematics have been tested, including …

A series of wind-tunnel experiments was conducted on a dynamically pitching NACA 0012
airfoil in order to understand the unsteady flow physics associated with dynamic stall at a …

High-fidelity wall-resolved large-eddy simulations (LES) are utilized to investigate the flow-
physics of small-amplitude pitch oscillations of an airfoil at R ec= 100, 000. The investigation …

One of the primary challenges in the study of gust encounters lies in isolating, defining, and
parametrizing a specific problem in a highly unsteady, three-dimensional, and multiscale …

Darrieus turbines face difficulty to self-start, especially in environments with fluctuating
inflows that cause them to deviate repeatedly from their designed operating parameters. To …

BIOLOGISTS over several decades have examined the specific wing kinematics of
dragonflies and have uncovered distinct patterns associated with various flight maneuvers [1 …