Abstract: Design of a rotor-bearing system is a challenging task due to various conflicting design requirements, which should be fulfilled. This study considers an automatic optimization approach for the ...

Abstract: Vertical axis wind turbines have always been a controversial technology; claims regarding their benefits and drawbacks have been debated since the initial patent in 1931. Despite this contention, ...

Abstract: This paper presents a new computational fluid dynamics (CFD)/bulk-flow hybrid method to determine the rotordynamic characteristics of annular gas seals. The method utilizes CFD analysis to evaluate ...