Design analysis of a smaller-capacity straight-bladed VAWT with an asymmetric airfoil

• Main Authors: Islam, Mazharul, Fartaj, Amir, Carriveau, Rupp
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2011
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/56608/1/11_IJSE-DesignAnalyses-2011.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/56608/; http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1478646X.2010.509496?journalCode=gsol20

One of the main challenges of widespread applications of the smaller-capacity straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbine (SB-VAWT) is to design it in a cost-effective manner. The overall cost of the SB-VAWT primarily depends on the proper selection of an appropriate blade shape or airfoil to achieve...