Near wake flow analysis of a vertical axis wind turbine by stereoscopic particle image velocimetry

Renewable Energy

Volumn 70, Issue , 2014, Pages 47-61

  Tescione, G ^a   Ragni, D ^a   He, C ^a   Simao Ferreira C J ^a   van Bussel, G J W ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Experimental aerodynamics; Particle image velocimetry; Vertical axis wind turbine; Vortex dynamics; Wake aerodynamics

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; FLOW CONTROL; FLOW VISUALIZATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STEREO IMAGE PROCESSING; VELOCIMETERS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VORTICITY; WAKES; WIND TUNNELS;

EXPERIMENTAL AERODYNAMICS; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRIES; VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINES; VORTEX DYNAMICS; WAKE AERODYNAMICS;

WIND TURBINES;

GEOMETRY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PARTICULATE MATTER; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VORTEX; VORTICITY; WIND TURBINE;

EID: 84902273402     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2014.02.042     Document Type: Article

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