Gabriele Bedon

TL;DR: In this paper, an optimization method, featuring a loop algorithm which includes a genetic optimizer, a two-dimensional URANS CFD model, a fitness calculator and an airfoil generator, is created and deployed to develop a new aerodynamic shape which can possibly increase the aerodynamic performance of a Darrieus wind turbine.

TL;DR: In this paper, an extended database generation procedure for symmetric profiles is discussed and validated with the aim of adopting numerical optimization methods for vertical-axis wind turbine design, and the pure performance and the annual energy production are considered in order to show the capabilities of the numerical code.

TL;DR: In this article, an aerodynamic improvement of the DeepWind rotor is conducted adopting different rotor geometries and solutions with respect to the original configuration while keeping the comparison as fair as possible.

TL;DR: In this paper, a review on a wide number of different aerodynamic coefficient databases to be used for vertical axis wind turbine simulations is conducted in this work, where the databases are adopted in conjunction with a Blade Element-Momentum algorithm, a commonly used tool to design and verify the aerodynamic behaviour of these machines.

TL;DR: In this paper, an innovative design for the Troposkien concept is introduced by means of an advanced chord distribution, computed using the WOMBAT (Weatherly Optimization Method for Blades of Air Turbines) algorithm for the performance optimization of vertical axis wind turbines.