Fluid–structure interaction analysis of a morphing vertical axis wind turbine

2016 ◽  
Vol 60 ◽  
pp. 143-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
David W. MacPhee ◽  
Asfaw Beyene
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Interaction Analysis ◽  
Fluid Structure Interaction ◽  
Vertical Axis ◽  
Vertical Axis Wind Turbine ◽  
Fluid Structure ◽  
Structure Interaction

scholarly journals Fluid–Structure Interaction Modeling of Vertical-Axis Wind Turbines

2014 ◽  
Vol 81 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Bazilevs ◽  
A. Korobenko ◽  
X. Deng ◽  
J. Yan ◽  
M. Kinzel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Model ◽  
Fluid Structure Interaction ◽  
Vertical Axis ◽  
Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian ◽  
Vertical Axis Wind Turbine ◽  
Fluid Structure ◽  
Structure Interaction ◽  
Sliding Interface ◽  
Sliding Interfaces ◽  
Interaction Modeling

Full-scale, 3D, time-dependent aerodynamics and fluid–structure interaction (FSI) simulations of a Darrieus-type vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT) are presented. A structural model of the Windspire VAWT (Windspire energy, http://www.windspireenergy.com/) is developed, which makes use of the recently proposed rotation-free Kirchhoff–Love shell and beam/cable formulations. A moving-domain finite-element-based ALE-VMS (arbitrary Lagrangian–Eulerian-variational-multiscale) formulation is employed for the aerodynamics in combination with the sliding-interface formulation to handle the VAWT mechanical components in relative motion. The sliding-interface formulation is augmented to handle nonstationary cylindrical sliding interfaces, which are needed for the FSI modeling of VAWTs. The computational results presented show good agreement with the field-test data. Additionally, several scenarios are considered to investigate the transient VAWT response and the issues related to self-starting.

Fluid-Structure Coupled Analyses of Composite Wind Turbine Blades

2007 ◽  
Vol 26-28 ◽  
pp. 41-44
Author(s):  
Tai Hong Cheng ◽  
Il Kwon Oh
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Aerodynamic Force ◽  
Interaction Analysis ◽  
Turbine Blades ◽  
Fluid Structure Interaction ◽  
Rotor Blades ◽  
Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian ◽  
Wind Turbine Blades ◽  
Fluid Structure ◽  
Structure Interaction

The composite rotor blades have been widely used as an important part of the wind power generation systems because the strength, stiffness, durability and vibration of composite materials are all excellent. In composite laminated blades, the static and dynamic aeroelasticity tailoring can be performed by controlling laminate angle or stacking sequence. In this paper, the fluid-structure coupled analyses of 10kW wind turbine blades has been performed by means of the full coupling between CFD and CSD based finite element methods. Fiber enforced composites fabricated with three types of stacking sequences were also studied. First the centrifugal force was considered for the nonlinear static analyses of the wind turbine so as to predict the deformation of tip point in the length direction and maximum stress in the root of a wind turbine. And then, the aeroelastic static deformation was taken into account with fluid-structure interaction analysis of the wind turbine. The Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian Coordinate was used to compute fluid structure interaction analysis of the wind turbine by using ADINA program. The displacement and stress increased apparently with the increment of aerodynamic force, but under the condition of maximum rotation speed 140RPM of the wind turbine, the displacement and stress were in the range of safety.

scholarly journals Fluid Structure Interaction Analysis of Wind Turbine Rotor Blades Considering Different Temperatures and Rotation Velocities

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mayra K. Zezatti Flores ◽  
Laura Castro Gómez ◽  
Gustavo Urquiza
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Interaction Analysis ◽  
Fluid Structure Interaction ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Turbine Rotor ◽  
Rotor Blades ◽  
Fluid Structure ◽  
Structure Interaction ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
Clean Energy Source

Wind energy is the clean energy source that has had the highest installation growth worldwide. This energy uses the kinetic energy in the airflow currents to transform it into electrical energy through wind turbines. In this chapter, a rotor of a 2 MW of power wind turbine installed in Mexico is analyzed considering the wind velocity data and temperatures at each season of the year on the zone for the analysis in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD); subsequently, a Fluid–Structure Interaction (FSI) analysis was carried out to know the stress of the blades. The results show a relationship between temperature, air density, and power.

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