By convention, the pitch angle is positive when the leading edge of the blade is rotated inward and vice versa. The effective flow velocity Ueff seen by the turbine blade can also be expressed relative to the incoming wind speed with respect to the blade's azimuthal position:
The overall study proved that in the vertical axis wind turbine, the performance can be enhanced using the twisted blade design profile. In the future, work will be emphasised on performing the simulation study of the twisted blade to identify the power coefficient, tip speed ratio, and experimental study.
The added weight from the mechanical systems used to orient the blade could also decrease turbine efficiency. Furthermore, since each blade rotates only one half of a revolution per full revolution of the rotor, there is less freedom in blade design and optimization than with other vertical axis wind turbines.
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