How a flexible tail improves the power extraction efficiency of a semi-activated flapping foil system: A numerical study

2015 ◽  
Vol 54 ◽  
pp. 886-899 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Wu ◽  
Jing Wu ◽  
Fang-Bao Tian ◽  
Ning Zhao ◽  
Ya-Dong Li
Keyword(s):  
Extraction Efficiency ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Flexible Tail ◽  
Power Extraction ◽  
Flapping Foil ◽  
System A

Use of synthetic jet to a fully-active flapping foil for power extraction enhancement

2020 ◽  
pp. 095440622091522
Author(s):  
Yadong Li ◽  
Guoqing Zhou ◽  
Jie Wu
Keyword(s):  
Vortex Shedding ◽  
Extraction Efficiency ◽  
Synthetic Jet ◽  
Synthetic Jets ◽  
Foil Surface ◽  
Power Extraction ◽  
Flapping Foil ◽  
Extraction Performance ◽  
Rotational Motions ◽  
Inclined Angle

The power extraction performance of a fully-active flapping foil with synthetic jet is numerically investigated in this work. An elliptic airfoil with ratio of 8, which is placed in a two-dimensional laminar flow, is adopted to extract power from the flow. The foil implements the imposed translational and rotational motions synchronously. A pair of synthetic jets with the same frequency and strength is integrated into the upper and lower surfaces of flapping foil. As a result, the flow field around the foil could be affected by the synthetic jets greatly. At the Reynolds number of 1000 and the pitching axis location of half chord, the effects of the jet strength, the inclined angle between the jet direction and the chord line, as well as the phase angle between the synthetic jets and the flapping motion on the power extraction performance are systematically investigated. Compared with the traditional flapping foil, it is demonstrated that the enhancement of power extraction efficiency can be achieved with the help of synthetic jets. Based on the numerical analysis, it is indicated that the jet flow on the foil surfaces alters the vortex-shedding process and modifies the pressure distribution on the foil surface. As a result, the overall power extraction of the flapping foil can be benefitted.

scholarly journals Numerical Study of an Oscillating-Wing Wingmill for Ocean Current Energy Harvesting: Fluid-Solid-Body Interaction with Feedback Control

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
David Balam-Tamayo ◽  
Carlos Málaga ◽  
Bernardo Figueroa-Espinoza
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Angle Of Attack ◽  
Ocean Current ◽  
Control Synthesis ◽  
Dimensionless Number ◽  
Control Law ◽  
Loop Control ◽  
Power Extraction ◽  
Current Energy

The performance and flow around an oscillating foil device for current energy extraction (a wingmill) was studied through numerical simulations. OpenFOAM was used in order to study the two-dimensional (2D) flow around a wingmill. A closed loop control law was coded in order to follow a reference angle of attack. The objective of this control law is to modify the angle of attack in order to enhance the lift force (and increase power extraction). Dimensional analysis suggests a compromise between the generator (or damper) stiffness and actuator/control gains, so a parametric study was carried out while using a new dimensionless number, called B, which represents this compromise. It was found that there is a maximum on the efficiency curve in terms of the aforementioned dimensionless parameter. The lessons that are learned from this fluid-structure and feedback coupling are discussed; this interaction, combined with the feedback dynamics, may trigger dynamic stall, thus decreasing the performance. Moreover, if the control strategy is not carefully selected, then the energy spent on the actuator may affect efficiency considerably. This type of simulation could allow for the system identification, control synthesis, and optimization of energy harvesting devices in future studies.

scholarly journals A Model for Performance Estimation of Flapping Foil Operating as Biomimetic Stream Energy Device

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Iro E. Malefaki ◽  
Kostas A. Belibassakis
Keyword(s):  
Vertical Axis ◽  
Flow Speed ◽  
Performance Estimation ◽  
Speed Ratio ◽  
Power Extraction ◽  
Flapping Foil ◽  
Flow Energy ◽  
Novel Concept ◽  
Angular Oscillations ◽  
Energy Converters

During the recent period intensive research has focused on the advancement of engineering and technology aspects concerning the development and optimization of wave and current energy converters driven by the need to increase the percentage of marine renewable sources in the energy-production mix, particularly from offshore installations. Most stream energy-harvesting devices are based on hydro-turbines, and their performance is dependent on the ratio of the blade-tip speed to incident-flow speed. As the oncoming speed of natural-occurring currents varies randomly, there is a penalty for the latter device’s performance when operating at non-constant tip-speed ratio away from the design value. Unlike conventional turbines that are characterized by a single degree of freedom rotating around an axis, a novel concept is examined concerning hydrokinetic energy converters based on oscillating hydrofoils. The biomimetic device includes a rotating, vertically mounted, biomimetic wing, supported by an arm linked at a pivot point on the mid-chord. Activated by a controllable self-pitching motion the system performs angular oscillations around the vertical axis in incoming flow. In this work, the performance of the above flapping-foil, biomimetic flow energy harvester is investigated by application of a semi-3D model based on unsteady hydrofoil theory and the results are verified by comparison to experimental data and a 3D boundary element method based on vortex rings. By systematical application of the model the power extraction and efficiency of the system is presented for various cases including different geometric, mechanical, and kinematic parameters, and the optimal performance of the system is determined.

Applicability of thermal response tests in designing standing column well system: A numerical study

Energy ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 109 ◽  
pp. 679-693 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun-Seo Jeon ◽  
Seung-Rae Lee ◽  
Woo-Jin Kim
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Study ◽  
Thermal Response ◽  
System A
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