Articles | Volume 6, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-6-287-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-6-287-2021
Research article
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24 Feb 2021
Research article |  | 24 Feb 2021

Wind tunnel comparison of four VAWT configurations to test load-limiting concept and CFD validation

Jan Wiśniewski, Krzysztof Rogowski, Konrad Gumowski, and Jacek Szumbarski

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment
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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
AR by Jan Wiśniewski on behalf of the Authors (21 Aug 2020)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (02 Sep 2020) by Raúl Bayoán Cal
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (11 Oct 2020)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (13 Oct 2020)
ED: Publish as is (16 Oct 2020) by Raúl Bayoán Cal
ED: Publish as is (27 Oct 2020) by Jakob Mann (Chief editor)
AR by Jan Wiśniewski on behalf of the Authors (06 Nov 2020)

Post-review adjustments

AA: Author's adjustment | EA: Editor approval
AA by Jan Wiśniewski on behalf of the Authors (01 Feb 2021)   Author's adjustment   Manuscript
EA: Adjustments approved (08 Feb 2021) by Raúl Bayoán Cal
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Short summary
The article describes results of experimental wind tunnel and CFD testing of four different straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbine model configurations. The experiment tested a novel concept of vertically dividing and azimuthally shifting a turbine rotor into two parts with a specific uneven height division in order to limit cycle amplitudes and average cycle values of bending moments at the bottom of the turbine shaft to increase product lifetime, especially for industrial-scale turbines.
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