Professor

louisdanao@up.edu.ph

Education

• BS Mechanical Engineering, University of the Philippines Diliman, 1999

• MS Mechanical Engineering, University of the Philippines Diliman, 2006

• PhD Mechanical Engineering, University of Sheffield, 2012

Research Interests

• Wind Turbine Aerodynamics

• Tidal Turbine Hydrodynamics

• Blade Design

• Renewable Energy Systems

• Computational Fluid Dynamics

• Finite Element Analysis

• Structural Analysis and Design

• Composites

1. Wekesa, D. W., Wang, C., Wei, Y., and Danao, L. A. M., 2017, Analytical and Numerical Investigation of Unsteady Wind for Enhanced Energy Capture in a Fluctuating Free-Stream, Energy, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2017.01.041.

2. Eboibi, O., Danao, L. A. M., and Howell, R. J., 2016, Experimental Investigation of the Influence of Solidity on the Performance and Flow Field Aerodynamics of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines at Low Reynolds Numbers, Renewable Energy, 92, pp. 474-483.

3. Bausas, M. D., and Danao, L.A., 2015, The Aerodynamics of a Camber-Bladed Vertical Axis Wind Turbine in Unsteady Wind, Energy, 93, Part 1, pp. 1155-1164.

4. Danao LAM, Edwards J, Eboibi O, and Howell R. "A numerical investigation into the influence of unsteady wind on the performance and aerodynamics of a vertical axis wind turbine". Applied Energy, Volume 116, Pages 111-124 (2014).

5. Danao LAM, Eboibi O, and Howell R. "An experimental investigation into the influence of unsteady wind on the performance of a vertical axis wind turbine". Applied Energy, Volume 107, Pages 403-411 (2013).