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In this study, the design and verification of small V-shaped vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT) has been conducted using advanced CAE technique based on computational fluid dynamics (CFD), finite element method (FEM). Also, optimized airfoil shapes are investigated and numerically tested to obtain be...

In this study, the design and verification of small V-shaped vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT) has been conducted using advanced CAE technique based on computational fluid dynamics (CFD), finite element method (FEM). Also, optimized airfoil shapes are investigated and numerically tested to obtain best aerodynamic power characteristic and several blade models with different geometric parameters are tested in order to yield maximized performance of the developed VAWT model. The prototypes of optimized VAWT models are constructed by our research team and effectively tested by vehicle mounted testing system (VMTS) during short period. Related computational results for aerodynamic, structural, and vibration analyses are presented and the typical power curve of the developed model is presented as well.

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