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An aerodynamic analysis of a novel small wind turbine based on impulse turbine principles
Ying, Pei; Chen, Yong Kang; Xu, Yi Geng - In: Renewable Energy 75 (2015) C, pp. 37-43
The paper presents both a numerical and an experimental approach to study the air flow characteristics of a novel small wind turbine and to predict its performance. The turbine model was generated based on impulse turbine principles in order to be employed in an omni-flow wind energy system in...
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Steady and rotating computational fluid dynamics simulations of a novel vertical axis wind turbine for small-scale power generation
McTavish, S.; Feszty, D.; Sankar, T. - In: Renewable Energy 41 (2012) C, pp. 171-179
computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software CFdesign 2010. A validation study consisting of steady and rotating simulations was … conducted using a Savonius rotor and good agreement was obtained with experimental data. Steady two-dimensional CFD simulations … three-dimensional CFD simulations were conducted at several tip speed ratios with a freestream speed of 6 m/s. The predicted …
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Review of computer-aided numerical simulation in wind energy
Miller, Aaron; Chang, Byungik; Issa, Roy; Chen, Gerald - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 25 (2013) C, pp. 122-134
(CFD), finite element analysis (FEA), numerical weather modeling, and other numerical methods as applied to the wind energy …
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Aero-acoustics noise evaluation of H-rotor Darrieus wind turbines
Mohamed, M.H. - In: Energy 65 (2014) C, pp. 596-604
The problems aided with wind turbine noise have been one of the more studied environmental influence areas in wind energy engineering. Noise levels can be measured, but, similar to other environmental attentions, the public's perception of the noise impact of wind turbines is in part a...
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An application of the actuator disc model for wind turbine wakes calculations
Castellani, Francesco; Vignaroli, Andrea - In: Applied Energy 101 (2013) C, pp. 432-440
Numerical simulation of wake losses is a fundamental step towards the optimization of the exploitation of the renewable wind energy potential especially in off-shore conditions or in coastal areas.
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Computational analysis of shrouded wind turbine configurations using a 3-dimensional RANS solver
Aranake, Aniket C.; Lakshminarayan, Vinod K.; … - In: Renewable Energy 75 (2015) C, pp. 818-832
The use of a shroud is known to improve performance. In this work, the flow physics and performance of shrouded turbines is assessed by solving the Reynolds Averaged Navier–Stokes equations supplemented with a transition model. Shroud geometries are evaluated for their augmentation of mass...
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The social impact of a local energy transition : the case of the district of Ahrweiler in Germany
Berndt, Dominik; Engelbert, Julian - In: "All change please!" : challenges and opportunities of …, (pp. 16-25). 2022
On 10 June 2011, the district council of Ahrweiler in the north of the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany took the decision to meet 100% of the district's electricity needs through renewable energy by 2030. Yet the share of renewable energy in the district's overall electricity...
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Development and validation of multi-dimensional wind turbine service quality scale for measuring operations and maintenance service quality in wind energy sector
Jernick, G. Arun; Suganthi, L.; Iniyan, S. - In: International journal of productivity and quality … 23 (2018) 1, pp. 31-54
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Organising for innovation in regional innovation systems : from fragmented innovation ecosystems to the joint aim for competitiveness of offshore wind energy
Brink, Tove - In: Triple Helix : a journal of … 4 (2017) 1, pp. 1-18
The research in this paper reveals how organising the innovation ecosystem can enable the achievement of the aim for innovation and competitiveness. The research was conducted from June 2014 to May 2015 using a qualitative deductive approach among operation & maintenance (O&M) actors in offshore...
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An optimal integrated production and maintenance strategy for a multi-wind turbines system
Hajej, Zied; Nidhal, Rezg; Anis, Chelbi; Bouzoubaa, Maryem - In: International journal of production research 58 (2020) 21, pp. 6417-6440
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