@article{Abdelrahman_Mahmoud Yahia Mahmoud_Mohand Mostafa Abdelfattah_Zeyad Hisham Metwaly_AbdelGawad_2021, title={Computational And Experimental Investigation of Lotus-Inspired Horizontal-Axis Wind Turbine Blade}, volume={87}, url={https://www.akademiabaru.com/submit/index.php/arfmts/article/view/3847}, DOI={10.37934/arfmts.87.1.5267}, abstractNote={<p>In the firm belief that the world needs green, renewable and more efficient energy resources, the present paper is concerned with developing a new design for horizontal-axis wind-turbine (<em>HAWT</em>) blades. The flower of <em>Nelumbo nucifera</em> (<em>Sacred Lotus</em>) was the motive for the present design of a three-blade wind turbine. <em>Nelumbo Nucifera</em> flower has an aerodynamically appropriate structure, which qualifies the flower to be the nature-inspiration for the present research. A computational fluid dynamics (<em>CFD</em>) simulation was applied in order to ensure the ability and eligibility of the proposed solution and estimate real world’s results.  The performance of the blade airfoil can be improved by applying the <em>Lotus</em> flower’s structural design and modifying the blade straightening. The experimental findings demonstrated performance enhancement by 31.7% compared to NACA 2412 airfoil.</p>}, number={1}, journal={Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences}, author={Abdelrahman, Islam Aref and Mahmoud Yahia Mahmoud and Mohand Mostafa Abdelfattah and Zeyad Hisham Metwaly and AbdelGawad, Ahmed Farouk}, year={2021}, month={Sep.}, pages={52–67} }