期刊
RENEWABLE ENERGY
卷 129, 期 -, 页码 12-31出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2018.05.078
关键词
Wind energy; Vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT); Low-order model (LOM); Computational fluid dynamics (CFD); Simulation; Aerodynamic effects
资金
- Cork Institute of Technology Risam PhD Scholarship Program
- DJEI/DES/SFI/HEA Irish Centre for High-End Computing (ICHEC) [cieng003c]
Vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) are experiencing a renewed interest for large-scale offshore wind energy generation. However, the three-dimensional (3D) modeling of VAWT aerodynamics is a challenging task using computational fluid dynamics (CFD), owing to the high computational costs entailed. To alleviate this computational burden and improve design process efficiency, an alternative low-order model (LOM) is presented that incorporates key VAWT aerodynamic effects. These coupled sub models account for the influence of dynamic stall, tower shadow, parasitic drag, flow curvature and finite blade effects. A two-step approach is adopted to investigate two-dimensional (2D) and 3D VAWT aerodynamics separately with experimental data. A CFD model was created and both modeling strategies were compared. The LOM showed good agreement with the CFD model and the measurements with a low computational cost requirement. The CFD results identified that as the tip-speed ratio (TSR) was increased, the tower's downwind wake became increasingly more skewed. Finally, both the LOM and the CFD model were employed in predicting the VAWT aerodynamic efficiency. It was established 3D effects must be included to provide an accurate prediction of VAWT performance especially at high TSRs. For VAWT analysts, modeling recommendations and limitations are discussed regarding the LOM. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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