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How the study differs from trapped vortex cavity studies and uses of trapped vortex on upper surface

rather than on the lower surface of the airfoil


What is flow separation and boundary layer, adverse pressure gradient?
Why flow separation is to be controlled and how it affects the lift to drag ratio
Types of boundary control passive and active
What are the various flow separation control techniques?
Selection of airfoil for the current study? Effect of camber. Thickness in structural strength of airfoil
Symmetrical airfoils for vertical axis turbine, bad starting of the vertical axis and adavntages of vertical
axis turbines over HAWT.
Reynolds number section.

Experimental setup .
Width of each blade =100 mm
Chord length =200 mm
Sl No Wind speed m/s Reynolds Number
1 2.5 35,194
2 4.3 60,534
3 6.4 90,096
4 8.6 121,067
5 10.7 150,630

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