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Fig 1.

Free-stream velocity and rotor diameter.

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Fig 2.

Schematic diagram of experimental setup.

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Table 1.

Power output without diffuser.

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Table 2.

Power output with diffuser.

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Boundary conditions.

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Fig 4.

(A) Whole Computational Domain (B) Diffuser Domain.

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Table 3.

Mesh independence study.

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Table 4.

Divergence angle study at h = 0.2 m.

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Table 5.

Flange height study at α = 4°.

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Table 6.

Wind power with and without diffuser.

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Table 7.

Power augmentation.

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Fig 5.

Comparison with experimental work [34].

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Fig 6.

Velocity augmentation at α = 2⁰.

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Fig 7.

Velocity augmentation at α = 4⁰.

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Fig 8.

Velocity augmentation at α = 7⁰.

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Fig 9.

(A) Velocity Comparison at U0 = 2 m/s; Contours of velocity at α = (B) 2⁰ (C) 4⁰ (D) 7⁰.

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Fig 10.

(A) Velocity Comparison at U0 = 6 m/s; Contours of velocity at α = (B) 2⁰ (C) 4⁰ (D) 7⁰.

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Fig 11.

(A) Velocity Comparison at U0 = 10 m/s; Contours of velocity at α = (B) 2⁰ (C) 4⁰ (D) 7⁰.

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Fig 12.

(A) Pressure Coefficient at U0 = 2 m/s; Contours of velocity at α = (B) 2⁰ (C) 4⁰ (D) 7⁰.

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Fig 13.

(A) Pressure Coefficient Comparison at U0 = 6 m/s; Contours of velocity at α = (B) 2⁰ (C) 4⁰ (D) 7⁰.

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Fig 14.

(A) Pressure Coefficient Comparison at U0 = 10 m/s; Contours of velocity at α = (B) 2⁰ (C) 4⁰ (D) 7⁰.

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Fig 15.

Location of turbine based on U0.

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Fig 16.

Location of turbine based on α.

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