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Articles | Volume 10, issue 1
Articles | Volume 10, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-10-41-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-10-41-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 10, issue 1
Research article
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07 Jan 2025
Research article |  | 07 Jan 2025

Proof of concept for multirotor systems with vortex-generating modes for regenerative wind energy: a study based on numerical simulations and experimental data

Flavio Avila Correia Martins, Alexander van Zuijlen, and Carlos Simão Ferreira

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ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (18 Sep 2024) by Johan Meyers
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RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (11 Oct 2024)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (15 Oct 2024) by Johan Meyers
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ED: Publish as is (29 Oct 2024) by Johan Meyers
ED: Publish as is (29 Oct 2024) by Sandrine Aubrun (Chief editor)
AR by Flavio Martins on behalf of the Authors (30 Oct 2024)
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Short summary
This study examines regenerative wind farming with multirotor systems fitted with atmospheric boundary layer control (ABL-control) wings near the rotor's wake. These wings create vortices that boost vertical momentum transfer and speed up wake recovery. Results show that ABL-control wings can restore 95 % of wind power within six rotor diameters downstream, achieving a recovery rate nearly 10 times faster than that without ABL control.
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