Alessandro Bianchini

Best Publications

• Critical issues in the CFD simulation of Darrieus wind turbines

  Francesco Balduzzi;Alessandro Bianchini;Riccardo Maleci;Giovanni Ferrara

  437
  Citations

• Feasibility analysis of a Darrieus vertical-axis wind turbine installation in the rooftop of a building

  Francesco Balduzzi;Alessandro Bianchini;Ennio Antonio Carnevale;Lorenzo Ferrari

  347
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• Dimensionless numbers for the assessment of mesh and timestep requirements in CFD simulations of Darrieus wind turbines

  Francesco Balduzzi;Alessandro Bianchini;Giovanni Ferrara;Lorenzo Ferrari

  183
  Citations

• Effectiveness of two-dimensional CFD simulations for Darrieus VAWTs: a combined numerical and experimental assessment

  Alessandro Bianchini;Francesco Balduzzi;Peter Bachant;Giovanni Ferrara

  177
  Citations

• Grand challenges in the design, manufacture, and operation of future wind turbine systems

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  176
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• Darrieus wind turbine blade unsteady aerodynamics:a three-dimensional Navier-Stokes CFD assessment

  Francesco Balduzzi;Jernej Drofelnik;Alessandro Bianchini;Giovanni Ferrara

  144
  Citations

• Design guidelines for H-Darrieus wind turbines: Optimization of the annual energy yield

  Alessandro Bianchini;Giovanni Ferrara;Lorenzo Ferrari

  125
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• On the use of Gurney Flaps for the aerodynamic performance augmentation of Darrieus wind turbines

  Alessandro Bianchini;Francesco Balduzzi;Daniele Di Rosa;Giovanni Ferrara

  120
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• On the influence of virtual camber effect on airfoil polars for use in simulations of Darrieus wind turbines

  John M. Rainbird;Alessandro Bianchini;Francesco Balduzzi;Joaquim Peiró

  115
  Citations

• Techno-economic analysis of wind-powered green hydrogen production to facilitate the decarbonization of hard-to-abate sectors: A case study on steelmaking

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  106
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• Microeolic turbines in the built environment: Influence of the installation site on the potential energy yield

  Francesco Balduzzi;Alessandro Bianchini;Lorenzo Ferrari

  105
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• Virtual incidence effect on rotating airfoils in Darrieus wind turbines

  Alessandro Bianchini;Francesco Balduzzi;Giovanni Ferrara;Lorenzo Ferrari

  103
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• Technical challenges in floating offshore wind turbine upscaling: A critical analysis based on the NREL 5 MW and IEA 15 MW Reference Turbines

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  93
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• Development of a reliable simulation framework for techno-economic analyses on green hydrogen production from wind farms using alkaline electrolyzers

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  86
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• An Experimental and Numerical Assessment of Airfoil Polars for Use in Darrieus Wind Turbines—Part II: Post-stall Data Extrapolation Methods

  Alessandro Bianchini;Francesco Balduzzi;John M. Rainbird;Joaquim Peiro

  85
  Citations

• Blade Design Criteria to Compensate the Flow Curvature Effects in H-Darrieus Wind Turbines

  Francesco Balduzzi;Alessandro Bianchini;Riccardo Maleci;Giovanni Ferrara

  78
  Citations

• OC6 project Phase III: validation of the aerodynamic loading on a wind turbine rotor undergoing large motion caused by a floating support structure

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  69
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• Current status and grand challenges for small wind turbine technology

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  61
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• Grand Challenges: wind energy research needs for a global energy transition

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  59
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• Start-Up Behavior of a Three-Bladed H-Darrieus VAWT: Experimental and Numerical Analysis

  Alessandro Bianchini;Lorenzo Ferrari;Sandro Magnani

  57
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