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Enhancing Self-Starting Capability and Efficiency of Hybrid Darrieus–Savonius Vertical Axis Wind Turbines with a Dual-Shaft Configuration

by Farzad Ghafoorian, Sina Hosseini Rad and Mahdi Moghimi *
Reviewer 1:
Reviewer 2:
Submission received: 30 December 2024 / Revised: 17 January 2025 / Accepted: 22 January 2025 / Published: 23 January 2025
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Modelling, Design and Optimization of Wind Turbines)

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

Please see the attachment.

Comments for author File: Comments.pdf

Author Response

Dear Reviewer,

Thank you for reviewing our manuscript. Attached is our revision letter. 

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Regards

Author Response File: Author Response.pdf

Reviewer 2 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

Please see the attached file.

Comments for author File: Comments.pdf

Author Response

Dear Reviewer,

Thank you for reviewing our manuscript. Attached is our revision letter. 

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Regards

Author Response File: Author Response.pdf

Round 2

Reviewer 1 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

I have reviewed the revised manuscript provided by the author, and I thought that they have addressed  modification suggestions raised during the previous review process. The revisions have significantly strengthened the clarity, coherence, and overall quality of the manuscript.Therefore, I recommend accepting the manuscript for publication.

Author Response

Thank you for your positive feedback; we truly appreciate it.

Reviewer 2 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

Thank you for your detailed responses.

The authors have clearly addressed all of my comments.

However, please increase the visibility and readability of figures, e.g., Figure 1(b). 

Author Response

We appreciate your positive feedback regarding the manuscript's clarity and quality. We have ensured that all figures, including contours and diagrams, are created with the highest quality using Origin and Tecplot programs. Regarding Figure 1b, we have improved its quality and enhanced the readability of the text by increasing the font size to 28; however, in the proofing stage, we will consistently adhere to all the journal's standards.

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