Aerodynamic performance of a small vertical axis wind turbine using an overset grid method

The present paper aims to asses the aerodynamic performance of a small vertical axis wind turbine operating at a small wind speed of 5 m/s for 6 different tip speed ratios (λ=2-7). The turbine consists of two blades constructed using the NACA 0015 airfoil. The study is carried out using computationa...

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Main Authors: Bangga, Galih, Solichin, Mochammad, Daman, Aida, Sa’adiyah, Devy, Dessoky, Amgad, Lutz, Thorsten
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerodynamic loads
Aerodynamics
Angle of attack
Computational fluid dynamics
Computer simulation
Fluid flow
Grid method
Mathematical models
Maximum power
Tip speed
Turbulence models
Vertical axis wind turbines
Wind speed
Wind turbines
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Summary:The present paper aims to asses the aerodynamic performance of a small vertical axis wind turbine operating at a small wind speed of 5 m/s for 6 different tip speed ratios (λ=2-7). The turbine consists of two blades constructed using the NACA 0015 airfoil. The study is carried out using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) methods employing an overset grid approach. The (URANS) SST k − ω is used as the turbulence model. For the preliminary study, simulations of the NACA 0015 under static conditions for a broad range of angle of attack and a rotating two-bladed VAWT are carried out. The results are compared with available measurement data and a good agreement is obtained. The simulations demonstrate that the maximum power coefficient attained is 0.45 for λ=4. The aerodynamic loads hysteresis are presented showing that the dynamic stall effect decreases with λ.
ISSN:0094-243X
1551-7616
DOI:10.1063/1.4994408