Dimensionless numbers for the assessment of mesh and timestep requirements in CFD simulations of Darrieus wind turbines

Francesco Balduzzi, Alessandro Bianchini, Giovanni Ferrara and Lorenzo Ferrari

Energy, 2016, vol. 97, issue C, 246-261

Abstract: Computational Fluid Dynamics is thought to provide in the near future an essential contribution to the development of Vertical-Axis Wind Turbines.

Keywords: CFD; Darrieus; VAWT; Vorticity; Courant number; Mesh sensitivity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.12.111

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