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Mendoza, V., Bachant, P., Simão Ferreira, C., Goude, A. (2018) Near-wake flow simulation of a vertical axis turbine using an actuator line model. Wind Energy 22(1).

Filip, G., Maki, K.J., Bachant, P., Lietz, R. (2018) Simulation of Flow Control Devices in Support of Vehicle Drag Reduction. In proceedings of WCX World Congress Experience.

Bachant, P., Goude, A., Wosnik, M. (2018) Actuator line modeling of vertical-axis turbines (pre-print).

Lietz, R., Larson, L., Bachant, P., Goldstein, J., Silveira, R., Shademan, M., Ireland, P., Mooney, K.G. (2017) An Extensive Validation of an Open Source Based Solution for Automobile External Aerodynamics. In proceedings of WCX™ 17: SAE World Congress Experience.

Bianchini, A., Balduzzi, F., Bachant, P., Ferrara, G., Ferrari, L. (2017) Effectiveness of two-dimensional CFD simulations for Darrieus VAWTs: a combined numerical and experimental assessment. Energy Conversion and Management.

Bachant, P., Wosnik, M., Gunawan, B., Neary, V.S. (2016) Experimental Study of a Reference Model Vertical-Axis Cross-Flow Turbine. PLoS ONE 11(9).

Mendoza, V., Bachant, P., Wosnik, M., Goude, A. (2016) Validation of an Actuator Line Model Coupled to a Dynamic Stall Model for Pitching Motions Characteristic to Vertical Axis Turbines. J. Phys. Conf. Ser. 753 022043.

Bachant, P. Physical and numerical modeling of cross-flow turbines. University of New Hampshire, 2016 slides

Bachant, P. and Wosnik, M. (2015) Effects of Reynolds Number on the Energy Conversion and Near-Wake Dynamics of a High Solidity Vertical-Axis Cross-Flow Turbine. Energies.

Bachant, P. and Wosnik, M. (2015) Characterising the near-wake of a cross-flow turbine. Journal of Turbulence.

Bachant, P. and Wosnik, M. (2015) Performance measurements of cylindrical- and spherical-helical cross-flow marine hydrokinetic turbines, with estimates of exergy efficiency. Renewable Energy.

Bachant, P. and Wosnik, M. Reynolds Number Dependence of Cross-Flow Turbine Performance and Near-Wake Characteristics. In Proceedings of the 2nd Marine Energy Technology Symposium, Seattle, WA, April 2014.

Neary, V.S., Fontaine, A.A., Bachant, P., Wosnik, M., Michelen, C., Meyer, R.J., Gunawan, B., Straka, W.A. US Department of Energy (DOE) National Lab Activities in Marine Hydrokinetics: Scaled Model Testing of DOE Reference Turbines. In Proceedings of European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference EWTEC 2013, Aalborg, Denmark, 2-5 September 2013

Bachant, P. & Wosnik, M. Performance and near-wake measurements for a vertical axis turbine at moderate Reynolds number In Proceedings of the ASME 2013 Fluids Engineering Summer Meeting, 2013

Bachant, P. Experimental Investigation of Helical Cross-Flow Axis Hydrokinetic Turbines, Including Effects of Waves and Turbulence. University of New Hampshire, 2011

Bachant, P. & Wosnik, M. Experimental Investigation of Helical Cross-Flow Axis Hydrokinetic Turbines, Including Effects of Waves and Turbulence. In Proceedings of ASME-JSME-KSME Joint Fluids Engineering Conference, 2011