Omnidirectionality and simple design make VAWTs more attractive compared to HAWTs in
highly turbulent and harsh operational environments including low wind speed conditions …

The presence of turbine blade tip clearance can cause tip leakage losses and enhance the
thermal load on the tip region. The continuously increasing inlet temperature of the turbine …

While the wind turbine industry has been primarily dominated by horizontal-axis wind
turbines, the forefront of knowledge of these turbines has revealed significant challenges in …

Self-starting torque (T Self-s tarting) presents a significant challenge for Darrieus vertical
axis wind turbines (DVAWTs), often necessitating external assistance to initiate rotation. This …

The present research proposes novel swept-curved bioinspired blades for Darrieus wind
turbine. The design was influenced by the curved flippers of the bottle-nose dolphin. The …

To achieve an efficient tidal current turbine (TCT), the impact of three biomimetic trailing
edge designs (ie, slabbing, slab-toothed, and serrated), a blade configuration design (ie …

This study investigates the benefits of using J-shaped blades in a dual-row Darrieus wind
turbine (DDWT), combining two innovative ideas whose simultaneous impact on the self …

The advantages of vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) have increasingly been recognized
as effective turbomachines. Nonetheless, significant challenges remain regarding their …

The vertical axis hydrokinetic turbine is increasingly being used as a renewable energy
device to harness tidal energy. In coastal regions with low tidal flow velocities, vertical-axis …

The objective of this work is to evaluate through computational simulation the structural
integrity of a horizontal axis hydrokinetic turbine (HAHKT) when using various geometric …