Modeling Vertical-Axis Wind-Turbine Performance: Blade-Element Method Versus Finite Volume Approach

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 592-601 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter A. Kozak ◽  
David Vallverdú ◽  
Dietmar Rempfer
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Finite Volume ◽  
Vertical Axis ◽  
Vertical Axis Wind Turbine ◽  
Turbine Performance ◽  
Finite Volume Approach ◽  
Blade Element ◽  
Element Method

Static and Dynamic Characteristic Analysis of the Tower for Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Based on Finite Element Method

2012 ◽  
Vol 229-231 ◽  
pp. 613-616
Author(s):  
Yan Jue Gong ◽  
Yuan Yuan Zhang ◽  
Fu Zhao ◽  
Hui Yu Xiang ◽  
Chun Ling Meng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Dynamic Characteristic ◽  
Optimization Design ◽  
Vertical Axis ◽  
Vertical Axis Wind Turbine ◽  
Characteristic Analysis ◽  
Support Structure ◽  
Element Method

As an important part of the vertical axis wind turbine, the support structure should have high strength and stiffness. This article adopts finite element method to model a kind of tower structure of the vertical axis wind turbine and carry out static and modal analysis. The static and dynamic characteristic results of tower in this paper provide reference for optimization design the support structure of wind turbine further.

Investigation of vertical axis wind turbine airfoil performance in rain

2017 ◽  
Vol 232 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenlong Wu ◽  
Yihua Cao
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Wind Turbines ◽  
Meteorological Condition ◽  
Vertical Axis ◽  
Vertical Axis Wind Turbine ◽  
Vertical Axis Wind Turbines ◽  
Turbine Performance ◽  
Practical Design ◽  
Wind Turbine Airfoil ◽  
Naca 0015

Rainfall is a common meteorological condition that wind turbines may encounter and by which their performance may be affected. This paper comprehensively investigates the effects of rainfall on a NACA 0015 airfoil which is commonly used in vertical axis wind turbines. A CFD-based Eulerian–Lagrangian multiphase approach is proposed to study the static, rotating, and oscillating performances of the NACA 0015 airfoil in rainy conditions. It is found that for the different airfoil movements, the airfoil performance can seriously be deteriorated in the rain condition. Rain also causes premature boundary layer separations and more severe flow recirculations than in the dry condition. These findings seem to be the first open reports on rain effects on wind turbine performance and should be of some significance to practical design.

Study on Performance Promotion of Lift Type Wind Turbine

2014 ◽  
Vol 1070-1072 ◽  
pp. 1879-1882
Author(s):  
Zhen Zhou Zhao ◽  
Tong Guang Wang ◽  
Jing Ru Chen ◽  
Bo Feng Xu
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Air Flow ◽  
Vertical Axis ◽  
Azimuth Angle ◽  
Attack Angle ◽  
Vertical Axis Wind Turbine ◽  
Stream Tubes ◽  
Blade Element

In order to increase the performance of lift-type wind turbine, at the minimal torque value area, two interfere air flow is used to rebuilding the air flow. Based on multiply stream-tubes model, the effect of interfere air on promotion performance of blade element are studied. the results prove the interfere air method does greatly arise the torque, the attack angle of blade element at 0°~15 and 165°~180°azimuth angle, and promote the torque of single blade wind turbine with two or three blades. The paper provides a new way for vertical axis wind turbine designing and application.

Investigation of Self-Starting Capability of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines Using a Computational Fluid Dynamics Approach

2011 ◽  
Vol 133 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandrina Untaroiu ◽  
Houston G. Wood ◽  
Paul E. Allaire ◽  
Robert J. Ribando
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Wind Turbines ◽  
Vertical Axis ◽  
Mesh Deformation ◽  
Operating Speed ◽  
Vertical Axis Wind Turbine ◽  
Vertical Axis Wind Turbines ◽  
Turbine Performance

Vertical axis wind turbines have always been a controversial technology; claims regarding their benefits and drawbacks have been debated since the initial patent in 1931. Despite this contention, very little systematic vertical axis wind turbine research has been accomplished. Experimental assessments remain prohibitively expensive, while analytical analyses are limited by the complexity of the system. Numerical methods can address both concerns, but inadequate computing power hampered this field. Instead, approximating models were developed which provided some basis for study; but all these exhibited high error margins when compared with actual turbine performance data and were only useful in some operating regimes. Modern computers are capable of more accurate computational fluid dynamics analysis, but most research has focused on horizontal axis configurations or modeling of single blades rather than full geometries. In order to address this research gap, a systematic review of vertical axis wind-power turbine (VAWT) was undertaken, starting with establishment of a methodology for vertical axis wind turbine simulation that is presented in this paper. Replicating the experimental prototype, both 2D and 3D models of a three-bladed vertical axis wind turbine were generated. Full transient computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations using mesh deformation capability available in ansys-CFX were run from turbine start-up to operating speed and compared with the experimental data in order to validate the technique. A circular inner domain, containing the blades and the rotor, was allowed to undergo mesh deformation with a rotational velocity that varied with torque generated by the incoming wind. Results have demonstrated that a transient CFD simulation using a two-dimensional computational model can accurately predict vertical axis wind turbine operating speed within 12% error, with the caveat that intermediate turbine performance is not accurately captured.

scholarly journals Experimental Study of Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Performance under Vibration

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-185
Author(s):  
Md Rasel Sarkar ◽  
Sabariah Julai ◽  
Mst Jesmin Nahar ◽  
Moslem Uddin ◽  
Mahmudur Rahman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Experimental Study ◽  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Dynamic Characteristics ◽  
Vertical Axis ◽  
Vertical Axis Wind Turbine ◽  
Flow Uniformity ◽  
Aerodynamic Forces ◽  
Turbine Performance

An experimental study was conducted to study the effects of flow uniformity on vibration and power generation of a small vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT). Previous studies have confirmed that one of the sources of vibration in the turbine is due to aerodynamic forces, which are due to incident wind. Firstly, understanding vibration is essential before proceeding to the measurements. In this experiment, further understand the vibrations of the turbine in operation, the operating deflection shape (ODS) technique was used. A wind tunnel and flow conditioner were fabricated. Experimental modal analysis (EMA) was conducted, and the dynamic characteristics are gathered. The ODS was conducted for operating the turbine at different speeds, with and without the flow conditioner. Results from EMA and ODS are correlated to explain the behavior of structures. In conclusion, the flow conditioner tested did have a big impact on the response of the structure in terms of vibration up to 30% indifference, but not so much in power generated about 2% indifference.

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