Single and multi objective CFD optimization of horizontal axis wind turbines

Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo

Volumn 1, Issue , 2011, Pages 777-785

  De Bellis, Fabio ^a   Catalano, Luciano A ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLADE-ELEMENT MOMENTUMS; COMPLEX THREE DIMENSIONAL FLOW; COMPUTATIONAL COSTS; COMPUTATIONAL RESOURCES; DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; DRAG AND LIFT COEFFICIENTS; HORIZONTAL AXIS WIND TURBINES; MULTI OBJECTIVE; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY OPTIMIZATIONS; POWER OUT PUT; SINGLE BLADES; SMALL WIND TURBINE; WIND TURBINE BLADES;

AERODYNAMICS; AIRCRAFT ENGINES; ALTERNATIVE FUELS; BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; CONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; EXHIBITIONS; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; STEAM TURBINES; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WIND TURBINES;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 84865493092     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/GT2011-45607     Document Type: Conference Paper

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