Automated CFD methods and independent tools can help improve the efficiency of vertical axis wind turbines and ultimately increase the market viability of micro-energy devices. This animation shows results of the optimization of a Darrieus wind turbine. In particular, it illustrates that the leading edge vortex shedding that occurs with the baseline geometry has been eliminated, resulting in a higher overall average torque and a 7% increase in efficiency.

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