The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) conducts research on wind tunnel testing and computational methods for vertical axis wind turbines to improve their efficiency and reduce costs.
This article presents a comparison of wind tunnel testing and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) for vertical axis wind turbines, highlighting the advantages and limitations of each method.
Researchers at MIT are using computational methods to design and optimize vertical axis wind turbines, reducing the need for physical prototypes and wind tunnel testing.
This review article summarizes the current state of wind tunnel testing for vertical axis wind turbines, including the benefits and challenges of this approach.
ANSYS provides computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software for wind turbine design, including vertical axis wind turbines, allowing engineers to simulate and optimize turbine performance.
This study presents an experimental and computational investigation of vertical axis wind turbine performance, including wind tunnel testing and CFD simulations.
The U.S. Department of Energy provides an overview of vertical axis wind turbines, including their advantages and challenges, as well as the role of wind tunnel testing and computational methods in their development.
This video lecture presents an introduction to vertical axis wind turbine aerodynamics, including wind tunnel testing and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations.