Advances in Aerodynamic Innovations for Wind Turbines and Sustainable Power Generation
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A3: Wind, Wave and Tidal Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 November 2025 | Viewed by 11
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Interests: thermofluids; heat transfer; cooling systems; conformal cooling; atomisation and sprays; turbomachines
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Dear Colleagues,
We warmly invite you to submit your unpublished work for our upcoming Special Issue focusing on the latest research and developments in the area of wind turbine aerodynamics. Wind energy field has witnessed significant advancements in recent times, which led to significant improvements in energy generation. This Special Issue aims to share cutting-edge research and technological advances in aerodynamic optimization of wind turbines and sustainability of wind energy systems. As the global demand for clean and renewable energy intensifies, innovations in blade design, control strategies, and turbine configurations are continuously developing in order to achieve sustainable power generation.
In alignment with this Special Issue’s theme, we invite the submission of papers addressing the following topics (but not limited to):
- Aerodynamic optimisation for wind turbine blade design;
- CFD application in wind turbine design;
- Smart blade technology and wind speed distribution;
- Wind turbine aerodynamic noise;
- Wind focusing and augmented wind turbine;
- Site assessment and wind distribution;
- Effect of wind turbulence on wind farm layout and efficiency;
- Effect of wind speed distribution on turbine design;
- Aeroelastic effects and wind turbine control;
- Aerodynamic improvements through blade surface texturing;
- Aerodynamic optimization of vertical-axis wind turbines (VAWTs);
- Wind turbine wake and interactions;
- Floating wind turbines—challenges and innovations in aerodynamics;
- Future trends in aerodynamic design for wind energy systems;
- Aerodynamic design for small-scale urban wind turbines.
We look forward to your submissions.
Dr. Essam F. Abo-Serie
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- wind turbine aerodynamics
- augmented wind turbine
- wind focus
- wind turbine CFD
- aerodynamics site assessment
- smart wind turbine blades
- aerodynamics of wind farms
- turbulence and wind energy
- wind turbine blade surfaces
- vertical wind turbine
- floating wind turbine
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