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Leblanc, B.P. (author), de la Garza Cuevas, R. (author), Simao Ferreira, C.J. (author)Research into the Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) has been progressing over the last few years due to<br/>the large shift in design constraints for large floating offshore wind turbines by leveraging tools and experience<br/>from research beginning in the 1970s and lasting until the HAWT established market dominance in the 1990s. The beginning...abstract 2017
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Berdowski, T.J. (author), Simao Ferreira, C.J. (author), van Zuijlen, A.H. (author), van Bussel, G.J.W. (author)A PhD project is being carried out on the topic of far-wake aerodynamics of Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines (HAWTs) in yawed conditions, which has a large relevance for wind farm design and optimization. Characteristic for a turbine in yaw are the inherent unsteady and non-uniform rotor loading, and the typical wake deflection and strong three...abstract 2017
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Lignarolo, L. (author), Ragni, D. (author), Simao Ferreira, C.J. (author), Van Bussel, G.J.W. (author)The actuator disc (AD) model is commonly used to simplify the simulation of horizontal-axis wind-turbine aerodynamics. The limitations of this approach in reproducing the wake losses in wind farm simulations have been proven by a previous research. The present study is aimed at providing an experimental analysis of the near-wake turbulent flow...journal article 2016
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Lignarolo, L. (author), Ragni, D. (author), Simao Ferreira, C.J. (author), van Bussel, G.J.W. (author)The present paper is the summary of 3 years of research on the wake aerodynamics of horizontal axis wind turbine at Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands. In particular, the main results and the conclusions of two experimental campaigns are collected. The underlying research question is: how do the near-wake turbulent flow structures...conference paper 2015
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Baldacchino, D. (author), Ragni, D. (author), Simao Ferreira, C.J. (author), Van Bussel, G.J.W. (author)In this work, the measured modulated integral boundary layer (IBL) characteristics of low-profile vortex generators (VGs) are used to validate new developments in a viscousinviscid interaction code which is modified to incorporate the effect of the passive mixing devices. The motivations are laid out and sample validation data is presented...conference paper 2015
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Micallef, D. (author), Akay, B. (author), Simao Ferreira, C.J. (author), Sant, T. (author), Van Bussel, G.J.W. (author)The tip vortex of a wind turbine rotor blade originates as a result of a complex distribution of vorticity along the blade tip thickness. While the tip vortex evolution was extensively studied previously in other work, the mechanism of the initiation of the tip vorticity in a 3D rotating environment is still somewhat obscured due to lack of...journal article 2014
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Yu, W. (author), Simao Ferreira, C.J. (author), van Kuik, G.A.M. (author)Smart rotor emerges as an innovation technique to reduce the impact of dynamic loading on wind turbines. Local movements of distributed aerodynamic devices will enhance the non-uniformity and dynamic effects of loading, which will challenge the applicability of the blade element momentum theory (BEM) for smart rotor control design due to its...conference paper 2014
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Akay, B. (author), Micallef, D. (author), Simao Ferreira, C.J. (author), Van Bussel, G.J.W. (author)In this study, the effect of the parameters playing a role in the root flow behavior of HAWT are only partly understood. To better reveal the root flow properties, this study presents the progression of HAWT blade root flow at two different blade geometries and at two different tip speed ratios. The effects of the geometry and the tip speed...journal article 2014
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- Baldacchino, D. (author), Simao Ferreira, C.J. (author), Van Bussel, G.J.W. (author) conference paper 2014
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Simao Ferreira, C.J. (author), Aagaard Madsen, H. (author), Barone, M. (author), Roscher, B. (author), Deglaire, P. (author), Arduin, I. (author)Multi-megawatt Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWTs) are experiencing an increased interest for floating offshore applications. However, VAWT development is hindered by the lack of fast, accurate and validated simulation models. This work compares six different numerical models for VAWTS: a multiple streamtube model, a double-multiple streamtube...journal article 2014
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Micallef, D. (author), Akay, B. (author), Sant, T. (author), Simao Ferreira, C.J. (author), Van Bussel, G.J.W. (author)The scope of this work was to investigate radial flow component for a Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine in axial flow conditions and to assess its impact on the turbine operation. This was done by means of Particle Image Velocimetry and numerical simulation with a 3D unsteady potential-flow panel model. A direct comparison between the numerical and...conference paper 2011
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Micallef, D. (author), Simao Ferreira, C.J. (author), Sant, T. (author), Van Bussel, G.J.W. (author)The main motivation behind this work is to create a purely analytical engineering model for wind turbine wake upward deflection due to shear flow, by developing a closed form solution of the velocity field due to an oblique vortex ring. The effectiveness of the model is evaluated by comparing the results with those of a free-wake model. The...conference paper 2010
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Akay, B. (author), Simao Ferreira, C.J. (author), Van Bussel, G.J.W. (author), Tescione, G. (author)A detailed quantitative description of the aerodynamics of a horizontal axis wind turbine (HAWT) is difficult due to complexity of the flow field. Several methods from experimental to analytical are used to investigate the aerodynamics of a HAWT. In the present study, a wind tunnel experiment and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations...conference paper 2010
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Lindeboom, R.C.J. (author), Sterenborg, J.J.H.M. (author), Simao Ferreira, C.J. (author)The unsteady flow conditions experienced by wind turbine blades lead to fatigue loads due to gusts, that increase the cost of energy. The decrease of the impact of these unsteady loads will most certainly lead to a decrease of the cost of energy. In order to alleviate unsteady loads the Smart Rotor Blade approach [2] applies spanwise-distributed...conference paper 2010
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Simao Ferreira, C.J. (author), Dixon, K.R. (author), Hofemann, C. (author), Van Kuik, G.A.M. (author), Van Bussel, G.J.W. (author)One of the results of the development of wind energy conversion solutions for the built environment is the reappearance of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWTs). The application of wind turbines in urban environments presents design challenges driven by the complex wind fields experienced in the urban boundary layer. Urban Wind Turbines operate...conference paper 2009
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- Micallef, D. (author), Kloosterman, M. (author), Simao Ferreira, C.J. (author), Sant, A. (author), Van Bussel, G.J.W. (author) conference paper 2009
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- Simao Ferreira, C.J. (author), Hofemann, C. (author), Van Kuik, G. (author), Van Bussel, G. (author) conference paper 2009
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Simao Ferreira, C.J. (author)The analysis, modeling and design of the lift-driven Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) has challenged the wind energy community for many decades; this limited progress in knowledge has severely impaired the development of the VAWT, giving rise to the myth that the VAWT rotor is inherently inefficient (in comparison with the more conventional...doctoral thesis 2009
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- Hofemann, C. (author), Simao Ferreira, C.J. (author), Van Bussel, G.J.W. (author), Van Kuik, G.A.M. (author), Scarano, F. (author), Dixon, K.R. (author) conference paper 2008
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- Dixon, K. (author), Simao Ferreira, C.J. (author), Hofemann, C. (author), Van Bussel, G.J.W. (author), Van Kuik, G.A.M. (author) conference paper 2008
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