A Low-Order Model for Offshore Floating Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Aerodynamics

Vertical-axis wind turbines (VAWTs) are an attractive economical solution for a deep offshore floating application with their inherent desirable design characteristics. A low-order model is described in this paper that can be utilized for the aerodynamic modeling of these turbines. The cascade model is employed and has been coupled with a dynamic stall model to account for unsteady aerodynamic eff...