Ava Shahrokhi
University of Sheffield,UK
Biography
Ava Shahrokhi is a Research Fellow in the Energy Group in the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Sheffield. Dr Shahrokhi was awarded her PhD from the Department of Aerospace of the Amirkabir University in Tehran in 2009. Ava’s research area is generally on computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and she is currently focused on large eddy simulation in wind resource assessment of urban and pre-urban areas. This is a part of a major project of design, manufacture and installation of small/medium wind turbines which involves several industrial and academic partners from all around Europe.
Abstract
Abstract : The effect of the upstream wind conditions on the performance of a vertical axis wind turbine