Design of a vertical-axis wind turbine: how the aspect ratio …
Figure 5 shows two vertical-axis turbines with identical design power, blade number and aerodynamic profile (NACA 0018) but with two different aspect ratios (AR 1 = 2; AR 2 = 0.4). As stated above, the turbine with the lowest AR will have the highest power coefficient and the lowest rotational velocity. This turbine will display two further …
