Mechanical Design and Aerodynamic Optimization of Wind Turbine Components
A special issue of Machines (ISSN 2075-1702). This special issue belongs to the section "Machine Design and Theory".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 657
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We would like to invite you to contribute to the Special Issue "Mechanical Design and Aerodynamic Optimization of Wind Turbine Components", which will be published in Machines. As the global demand for clean and renewable energy continues to grow, wind energy remains one of the most promising sources, playing an increasingly important role in achieving carbon neutrality goals. Achieving high efficiency, reliability, and structural integrity in wind turbine systems requires advanced approaches to mechanical design and aerodynamic optimization. This is particularly crucial for next-generation large-scale and offshore wind turbines, where complex flow dynamics, unsteady loads, and fluid–structure interactions present significant challenges.
This Special Issue focuses on cutting-edge research related to the modeling, simulation, design, and optimization of wind turbine components. Topics of interest include aerodynamic shape optimization, load mitigation strategies, lightweight structural design, fatigue analysis, and fluid–structure interaction. Studies utilizing computational fluid dynamics (CFD), structural mechanics, machine learning, or experimental methods are all welcome. We additionally encourage the submission of papers that address challenges in offshore and floating wind turbines.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Yang Huang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- wind turbine
- aerodynamic optimization
- structural design
- fluid–structure interaction
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