The dead band in the performance of cross-flow turbines: Effects of Reynolds number and blade pitch

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Design of a vertical-axis wind turbine: how the aspect ratio affects the turbine’s performance

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Effectiveness of two-dimensional CFD simulations for Darrieus VAWTs: a combined numerical and experimental assessment

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Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computational Engineering +14

Effects of Reynolds Number on the Energy Conversion and Near-Wake Dynamics of a High Solidity Vertical-Axis Cross-Flow Turbine

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Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering +16

Study on power performance for straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbine by field and wind tunnel test

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Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Aerodynamics +10