Investigation of Airfoil Profiles for Use in Self-starting, Small-scale, Low Reynolds Number Vertical Axis Wind Turbines

The selection of an appropriate airfoil profile is one of the most important considerations in order to improve the aerodynamic performance of a fixed-pitch straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbine (SB-VAWT). The aim of this paper is to investigate the aerodynamic performance of different airfoil...

The International Journal of Environmental Sustainability

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