@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/1627, title = {Numerical Evaluation of the Contribution of Inertial and Aerodynamic Forces on VAWT Blade Loading}, author = {Marco Raciti Castelli and Stefano De Betta and Ernesto Benini}, country = {}, institution = {}, abstract = {A two-dimensional numerical simulation of the contribution of both inertial and aerodynamic forces on the blade loads of a Vertical-Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) is presented. After describing the computational model and the relative validation procedure, a complete campaign of simulations - based on full RANS unsteady calculations - is proposed for a three-bladed rotor architecture characterized by a NACA 0021 airfoil. For each analyzed angular velocity, the combined effect of pressure and viscous forces acting on every rotor blade are compared to the corresponding centrifugal forces, due to the revolution of the turbine, thus achieving a preliminary estimation of the correlation between overall rotor efficiency and structural blade loads.}, journal = {International Journal of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering}, volume = {7}, number = {6}, year = {2013}, pages = {1047 - 1052}, ee = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/1627}, url = {https://publications.waset.org/vol/78}, bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/}, issn = {eISSN: 1307-6892}, publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology}, index = {Open Science Index 78, 2013}, }