Parametric CFD analysis of the taper ratio effects of a winglet on the performance of a Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine
Daniel Garcia Ribeiro, Juan A. Flores-Mezarina, Pedro David Bravo-Mosquera, Hernán Cerón-Muñoz
Topics & Concepts
Computational fluid dynamicsWingtip deviceAerodynamicsReynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equationsTurbineWind powerTip-speed ratioMarine engineeringTurbulenceMechanicsChord (peer-to-peer)Structural engineeringEnvironmental scienceEngineeringComputer scienceAerospace engineeringPhysicsElectrical engineeringDistributed computingWind Energy Research and DevelopmentWind and Air Flow StudiesFluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis