Aerodynamics of wind turbines
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The study of rotor blade aerodynamic performances of wind tur-
bine has been presented in this thesis. This study was focused on aero-
dynamic effects changed by blade surface distribution as well as grid
solution along the airfoil. The details of numerical calculation from
Fluent were described to help predict accurate blade performance for
comparison and discussion with available data.
The direct surface curvature distribution blade design method for
two-dimensional airfoil sections for wind turbine rotors have been dis-
cussed with the attentions to Euler equation, velocity diagram and the
factors which affect wind turbine performance and applied to design a
blade geometry close to an existing wind turbine blade, Eppler387, in
order to argue that the blade surface drawn by direct surface curvature
distribution blade design method contributes aerodynamic efficiency.
The FLUENT calculation of NACA63-215V showed that the aero-
dynamic characteristics agreed well with the available experimental
data at lower angles of attack although it was discontinuities in the
surface curvature distributions between 0.7 and 0.8 in x/c. The dis-
continuities were so small that the blade performance could not be
affected.
The design of Eppler 387 blade performed to reduce drag force. The
discontinuities of surface distributionmatched the curve of the pressure
coefficients. It was found in the curvature distribution that the leading
edge pressure side had difficulties to connect to Bezier curve and also
the trailing edge circle was never be tangent to the lines of trailing edge
pressure and suction sides due to programming difficulties.
Authors
Horikiri, KanaCollections
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