Journal
ENERGY
Volume 225, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2021.120274
Keywords
Vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT); Wind tunnel experiments; Vortex; Pressure measurement; Panel method
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Funding
- Chinese Academy of Sciences Hundred Talents Program in China [2018PE0022]
- New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) in Japan [P13010]
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This study investigated the aerodynamic performance and vortex characteristics of a straight-bladed Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) through experimental measurements and numerical simulations. The results showed that the radial force coefficient was significantly influenced by the three-dimensional geometry, and the circulation contour of the vertical vortex in the flow field was wider near the blade center.
This paper investigated the evaluation of the aerodynamic performance and vortex characteristic of a straight-bladed Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) in the spanwise direction. To observe the aerodynamic forces characteristics, pressures acting on the blade surface were measured by a multiport pressure measurement device. Pressure measurement was carried out in the spanwise sections of z/(H/2) = 0, 0.4, 0.70, 0.8 and 0.90 with wind tunnel experiments. Meanwhile, panel method based on the lifting surface theory was used to study the flow characteristics of VAWT. As a result, it was clarified that the absolute value of radial force coefficient from measurement took the maximum value at the upstream region around the azimuth angle of 100 degrees and became small at the downstream region. Moreover, the radial force coefficient of the experimental value was significantly affected by the three-dimensional and decreased as it approached the blade tip. For the flow field, the circulation amount contour of the vertical vortex was wider near the blade center and became narrower around the blade tip in the blade spanwise direction. This study provided a better understanding of the development of aerodynamic forces and vortex characteristic through pressure measurements and panel method calculations. (C) 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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