This paper talks about a newly developed aero-elastic analysis code for vertical axis wind turbines.

What is it about?

The paper shows that an aero-elastic coupling of an unsteady aerodynamic analysis code with a structural code using Euler-Bernoulli beams in a co-rotational formulation for performance analysis of vertical axis wind turbine yields results comparable to those reported in literature based on two other finite element computer codes as well as experiments.

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Why is it important?

Since there is a scarcity of codes employing aero-elastic analysis formulations for vertical axis wind turbine, the study adds valuable information to existing literature.