Proposal of a Nature-Inspired Shape for a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine and Comparison of Its Performance with a Semicircular Blade Profile

In order to improve the efficiency of the Savonius type vertical axis wind turbine, the present work analyzes an improvement based on an innovative rotor geometry. The rotor blades are inspired on an organic shape mathematically analyzed, the Fibonacci’s spiral, presented in many nature systems as w...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Javier Blanco, Juan de Dios Rodriguez, Antonio Couce, Maria Isabel Lamas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Applied Sciences
Subjects:
CFD
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/13/6198