Design of a small-scale wind tunnel for the study of horizontal-axis wind turbine blades

The paper considers the details of design and construction of a small-sized wind tunnel with an open circuit and a closed test section for investigating the blades of horizontal-axis wind turbines. The effect of different types of jet straighteners on the turbulence of the flow in the test section h...

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Published in:IOP conference series. Earth and environmental science 2023-03, Vol.1154 (1), p.12080
Main Authors: Pankratov, E V, Kangash, A I, Kosarev, I A, Maryandyshev, P A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Average flow
Circuit design
Design
Flow visualization
Fluid dynamics
Fluid flow
Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines
Reynolds number
Turbine blades
Turbines
Turbulence
Turbulent flow
Velocity measurement
Wind effects
Wind power
Wind tunnels
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Summary:The paper considers the details of design and construction of a small-sized wind tunnel with an open circuit and a closed test section for investigating the blades of horizontal-axis wind turbines. The effect of different types of jet straighteners on the turbulence of the flow in the test section has been studied. Turbulence flow distributions Tu at Reynolds numbers Re from 5·10 3 to 2·10 4 are obtained using Laser Doppler Anemometry methods. As a result, the wind tunnel design with average flow turbulence of 1.6 % is obtained. The flow visualization of NACA 64-618 airfoil at Re = 5·10 3 is obtained.
ISSN:1755-1307
1755-1315
DOI:10.1088/1755-1315/1154/1/012080