Straight wing vertical axis wind turbines: A flow analysis

摘要

This research examines the flow velocity characters around lift-based straight-wing vertical-axis wind turbines (SW-VAWT) by numerical simulation. The precision of the prediction technique was confirmed. Furthermore, we estimate the flow behaviour during the wind turbine rotation by using this numerical simulation technique, and evaluate the flow around the SW-VAWT. This paper presents an outline of the work and gives the results of the calculations.