Parametrical evaluation of the aerodynamic performance of vertical axis wind turbines for the proposal of optimized designs

This work has been supported by the “FPU” predoctoral research scholarship provided by the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports and the “Severo Ochoa” predoctoral research scholarship provided by the Principality of Asturias, Spain. The authors also want to acknowledge the support from the Projects “Desarrollo de una herramienta de diseño optimizado de perfiles aerodinámicos para su utilización en turbinas eólicas de eje vertical” from the University Institute of Industrial Technology of Asturias, financed by the City Council of Gijon, Spain, “Diseno optimizado de ~una turbina eolica de eje vertical ” from the University of Oviedo Foundation, financed by the company AST Ingeniería and "Desarrollo y construccion de turbinas eolicas de eje vertical para entornos urbanos" (ENE2017-89965-P) from the Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness.