Publications

We have a long history of collaboration with our academic partner, the Chair of Fluid Dynamics of the Berlin Institute of Technology. Together we published numerous papers on wind energy research topics.

 
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Experimental investigation of mini Gurney flaps in combination with vortex generators for improved wind turbine blade performance
Quantifying the effect of vortex generator installation on wind power production: An academia-industry case study.
Parametric Investigations of Gurney Flaps for the Use on Wind Turbine Blades.
Backflow flaps as stall control elements on wind turbines.
Wind Turbine Waste Heat Recovery - A Short-Term Heat Loss Forecasting Approach.
Utility Scale Wind Turbine Yaw From a Flow Visualization View.
Wake Analysis of a Finite Width Gurney Flap.
Experimental Investigation of the Aerodynamic Lift Response of an Active Finite Gurney Flap.
Finite micro-tab system for load control on a wind turbine.
Extracting quantitative data from tuft flow visualizations on utility scale wind turbines.
Comparative Study of CFD Solver Models for Modeling of Flow Over Wind Turbine Airfoils.
Development and Validation of a Modal Analysis Code for Wind Turbine Blades.
Utilization of Modern Large Scale HAWT Blade Design Techniques for the Development of Small HWAT Blades.
Development of a Fluidic Actuator for Adaptive Flow Control on a Thick Wind Turbine Airfoil.
Comparative Study of CFD Solver Models for Modeling of Flow over Wind Turbine Airfoils.
Vortex Generators for Wind Turbine Blades: Wind Tunnel Tests, Field Simulations and Structural Analysis.
Experimental & numerical investigation of inflow turbulence on the performance of wind turbine airfoils.
Development and Application of a Simulation Tool for Vertical and Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines of Wind Turbine Airfoils.
Experimental & Numerical Investigation of Inflow Turbulence on the Performacne of Wind Turbine Airfoils.
QBlade: An Open Source Tool for Desing and Simulation of Horizontal and Vertical Axis Wind Turbines.
Development of a Flexible Trailing Edge Flap and System Integration Concept for Wind Turbine Blades.
QBlade: Open Source Horizontal and Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Design and Simulation.
The Path Towards the Future "Smart Wind Turbine" Design.
Active stall control solutions for power regulation and load alleviation of large wind turbines.
Vortex Generators for Wind Turbine Blades: A Combined Wind Tunnel and Wind Turbine Parametric Study.
Performance Optimization of Wind Turbine Rotots with Active Flow Control. Part 2: Active Aeroelastic simulations.
Performance optimization of Wind Turbine Rotors with Active Flow Control.
Single and Multi-Element Airfoil Performance Simulation Study and Wind Tunnel Validation.
Experimental Investigation of Dynamic Load Control Strategies using Active Microflaps on Wind Turbine Blades.
Integration of a WT Blade Design Tool in XFOIL/XFLR5.

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