Articles | Volume 10, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-10-2515-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-10-2515-2025
Research article
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11 Nov 2025
Research article |  | 11 Nov 2025

Computationally efficient aerodynamic modelling of swept wind turbine blades using coupled near-wake and vortex cylinder models

Ang Li, Mac Gaunaa, and Georg Raimund Pirrung

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Internet Appendix for: "Computationally efficient aerodynamic modeling of swept wind turbine blades using coupled near wake and vortex cylinder models" Ang Li et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15680486

IEA Wind TCP Task 37: Systems Engineering in Wind Energy - WP2.1 Reference Wind Turbines P. Bortolotti et al. https://doi.org/10.2172/1529216

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Wind turbines with swept blades have the potential to improve power production and reduce loads, but their actual benefits are uncertain, and they are difficult to analyse. We developed a simplified yet accurate aerodynamic model, coupling two engineering models, to predict their performance. Tests against high-fidelity simulations show that the method offers reliable results with low computational effort, making it ideal for load calculations and design optimization of swept blades.
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