scholarly journals Free and Forced Vibration Analysis of H-type and Hybrid Vertical-Axis Wind Turbines

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (24) ◽  
pp. 6747
Author(s):  
Minhui Tong ◽  
Weidong Zhu ◽  
Xiang Zhao ◽  
Meilin Yu ◽  
Kan Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Wind Energy ◽  
Natural Frequency ◽  
Forced Vibration ◽  
Vibration Analysis ◽  
Cfd Simulation ◽  
Vertical Axis ◽  
Aerodynamic Loads ◽  
Vertical Axis Wind Turbines ◽  
Forced Vibration Analysis

Vertical-axis wind turbines (VAWTs) are compact and efficient and have become increasingly popular for wind energy harvesting. This paper mainly focuses on free and forced vibration analysis of two different types of VAWTs, i.e., an H-type VAWT and a new hybrid VAWT. The H-type VAWT has a lower cost, while the hybrid VAWT has a better self-starting capability at a low wind velocity. Both of them can be used for wind energy harvesting. By using the assumed modes method, the two VAWTs are simplified by a single degree-of-freedom (SDOF) model. By utilizing the method of structural mechanics, a multi-degree-of-freedom (MDOF) model is developed for the two VAWTs and the turbines in them are reasonably simplified. Natural frequency analyses for the SDOF and MDOF models of the two VAWTs are conducted. A beam element model (BEM) of the two VAWTs is created to calculate their natural frequencies and mode shapes and to verify natural frequency results from the SDOF and MDOF models. By using the BEM of the two VAWTs, their amplitude-frequency responses are obtained from harmonic response analysis. To analyze forced vibrations of the two VAWTs, aerodynamic loads on the two VAWTs are obtained from computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation. By using solid element models of the two VAWTs, forced transient responses of the two VAWTs are calculated by using the aerodynamic loads from CFD simulation. Steady-state forced response amplitudes of the 1 m-mast hybrid VAWT are 23.8% and 20.5% smaller in X- and Y-directions than those of the 1 m-mast H-type VAWT, respectively. Frequency contents of the aerodynamic loads from CFD simulation are calculated, which confirm that they are periodic, and the power efficiency of the H-type VAWT is about 2.6% higher that of the hybrid VAWT.

scholarly journals Forced Vibration Analysis of Laminated Composite Shells Reinforced with Graphene Nanoplatelets Using Finite Element Method

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trung Thanh Tran ◽  
Van Ke Tran ◽  
Pham Binh Le ◽  
Van Minh Phung ◽  
Van Thom Do ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Forced Vibration ◽  
Vibration Analysis ◽  
Shear Deformation Theory ◽  
Laminated Composite ◽  
Thermal Environments ◽  
Forced Vibration Analysis ◽  
Laminated Composite Shells ◽  
Element Method

This paper carries out forced vibration analysis of graphene nanoplatelet-reinforced composite laminated shells in thermal environments by employing the finite element method (FEM). Material properties including elastic modulus, specific gravity, and Poisson’s ratio are determined according to the Halpin–Tsai model. The first-order shear deformation theory (FSDT), which is based on the 8-node isoparametric element to establish the oscillation equation of shell structure, is employed in this work. We then code the computing program in the MATLAB application and examine the verification of convergence rate and reliability of the program by comparing the data of present work with those of other exact solutions. The effects of both geometric parameters and mechanical properties of materials on the forced vibration of the structure are investigated.

Forced vibration analysis of blade after selective laser shock processing based on Timoshenko’s beam theory

2020 ◽  
Vol 243 ◽  
pp. 112249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peilin Fu ◽  
Jianghong Yuan ◽  
Xu Zhang ◽  
Guozheng Kang ◽  
Ping Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Forced Vibration ◽  
Vibration Analysis ◽  
Beam Theory ◽  
Laser Shock ◽  
Laser Shock Processing ◽  
Forced Vibration Analysis ◽  
Shock Processing

Design and performance evaluation of vertical axis wind turbine for wind energy harvesting at railway

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hashwini Lalchand Thadani ◽  
Fadia Dyni Zaaba ◽  
Muhammad Raimi Mohammad Shahrizal ◽  
Arjun Singh Jaj A. Jaspal Singh Jaj ◽  
Yun Ii Go
Keyword(s):  
Wind Speed ◽  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Wind Energy ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Vertical Axis ◽  
Speed Ratio ◽  
Vertical Axis Wind Turbine ◽  
Modeling Tools ◽  
Content Type

PurposeThis paper aims to design an optimum vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) and assess its techno-economic performance for wind energy harvesting at high-speed railway in Malaysia.Design/methodology/approachThis project adopted AutoCAD and ANSYS modeling tools to design and optimize the blade of the turbine. The site selected has a railway of 30 km with six stops. The vertical turbines are placed 1 m apart from each other considering the optimum tip speed ratio. The power produced and net present value had been analyzed to evaluate its techno-economic viability.FindingsComputational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis of National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) 0020 blade has been carried out. For a turbine with wind speed of 50 m/s and swept area of 8 m2, the power generated is 245 kW. For eight trains that operate for 19 h/day with an interval of 30 min in nonpeak hours and 15 min in peak hours, total energy generated is 66 MWh/day. The average cost saved by the train stations is RM 16.7 mil/year with battery charging capacity of 12 h/day.Originality/valueWind energy harvesting is not commonly used in Malaysia due to its low wind speed ranging from 1.5 to 4.5 m/s. Conventional wind turbine requires a minimum cut-in wind speed of 11 m/s to overcome the inertia and starts generating power. Hence, this paper proposes an optimum design of VAWT to harvest an unconventional untapped wind sources from railway. The research finding complements the alternate energy harvesting technologies which can serve as reference for countries which experienced similar geographic constraints.

Forced Vibration Analysis of Induction Motor

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (0) ◽  
pp. 207
Author(s):  
Akira Saito ◽  
Mirei Kaneko ◽  
Takumi Namatame ◽  
Tatsuya Suzuki
Keyword(s):  
Induction Motor ◽  
Forced Vibration ◽  
Vibration Analysis ◽  
Forced Vibration Analysis
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