Comments on "Glauert's optimum rotor disk revisited"
17 days ago
- #scientific-critique
- #peer-review
- #wind-energy
- The comment critiques the Tyagi and Schmitz (2025) paper for lacking practical relevance and novelty in wind turbine engineering.
- It highlights contradictions in the paper's theory, such as claiming power extraction without torque in high tip-speed ratio limits.
- The comment points out that the paper's analysis in low tip-speed ratio limits is based on assumptions that do not hold in real-world turbine operations.
- It criticizes the journal for superficial review processes and for defending a flawed publication rather than addressing the critiques.
- The comment also notes mathematical errors in the paper and unacknowledged duplication of prior work.
- There is a discussion on the journal's handling of the comment, including claims of double standards and lack of impartiality in the review process.