| CP | Co-efficient of power | A | Area of the VAWT |
| CL | Co-efficient of lift | C | Camber (%) |
| CD | Co-efficient of drag | N | No of revolutions |
| CM | Co-efficient of moment | P | Power |
| TSR | Tip Speed Ratio | R | Radius of rotor |
| T | Torque | V | Wind velocity |
| M | Moment | μt | Eddy viscosity |
| L | Length of Blade | ε | Dissipation rate |
| ρ | Density of air |
| Mean component |
| θ | Azimuth angle | ú | Fluctuating component |
| ω | Angular Velocity | i,j | Components |
| VAWT | Vertical Axis Wind Turbine | k | Turbulence energy reference |