Hamid Sarlak

Hamid Sarlak is an Associate Professor at the Department of Wind Energy, Technical University of Denmark (DTU). His research focuses on fluid mechanics, turbulence modeling, aerodynamics, and renewable energy systems. He holds a Ph.D. from DTU (2014), an M.Sc. from Sharif University of Technology (2010), and a B.Sc. from Amirkabir University of Technology (2007). He has conducted research on wind turbine design, solar chimney systems, and offshore wind energy technologies. His work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to affordable and clean energy (SDG 7) and climate action (SDG 13).

Key research areas include wake interaction dynamics, floating offshore wind turbines, and thermal energy storage systems. He has led and participated in projects such as DigiWind (2024–2027) and IEA Wind Task 19 and 54 (cold-climate wind energy). His recent articles investigate wake interactions in FOWT rotors, solar chimney performance under crosswind, and wave excitation effects on offshore platforms. His educational contributions include co-authoring sections in DTU’s International Energy Report 2024.

He has collaborated extensively with institutions like Johns Hopkins University and contributed to CFD simulations of wind turbine wakes and wave-energy converters. His work emphasizes numerical modeling, experimental validation, and sustainable energy solutions.