Numerical Research on the Characteristics of Lift-Drag Type Vertical Axis Wind Turbine

Yan Jun Chen; Guo Qing Wu; Yang Cao; Dian Gui Huang; Qin Wang; Shu Qian Wu

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.189.448

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Numerical Research on the Characteristics of Lift-Drag Type Vertical Axis Wind Turbine

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Numerical studies are conducted to research the performance of a kind of lift-drag type vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) affected by solidity with the CFD method. Moving mesh technique is used to construct the model. The Spalart-Allmaras one equation turbulent model and the implicit coupled algorithm based on pressure are selected to solve the transient equations. In this research, how the tip speed ratio and the solidity of blade affect the power coefficient (Cp) of the small H-VAWT is analyzed. The results indicate that Cp curves exhibit approximate parabolic form with its maximum in the middle range of tip speed ratio. The two-blade wind turbine has the lowest Cp while the three-blade one is more powerful and the four-blade one brings the highest power. With the certain number of blades, there is a best chord length, and too long or too short chord length may reduce the Cp.

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Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 189)

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448-452

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Yan Jun Chen, Guo Qing Wu, Yang Cao, Dian Gui Huang, Qin Wang, Shu Qian Wu

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CP, Lift-Drag Type VAWT, Solidity, Tip-Speed Ratio

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