Numerical Investigation of the Effect of Fixed and Variable Pitch Angle Blade on Dynamic Stall of Flow Field Around Darrieus Wind Turbine Blade


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Volume 5, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
January 1395
Pages 29-46
  • Receive Date: 14 March 2017
  • Revise Date: 22 February 2023
  • Accept Date: 19 September 2018
  • Publish Date: 24 April 2017