Aerodynamic Forces Affecting the H-Rotor Darrieus Wind Turbine

Table 2

Mesh and boundary conditions used in the current CFD work.

Parameter	Description
Flow domain	Square (50R  50R)
Interface/type	Sliding/conformal
Grid/type	Unstructured/tri
Elements	164,200
Fluid	Air
Turbulence model	k-ɛ realizable
Inlet	Velocity inlet
Outlet	Pressure outlet
Shaft	No-slip wall
Blades	No-slip wall
Side	Symmetry
Residuals RMS criteria	1 × 10^−5