Flow Field Numerical Simulation Analysis of Five Wing Horizontal Wave Turbine Power Plant with Different Blade Angles

Abstract:

Used FLUENT software to simulate the flow distribution of a certain horizontal turbine with its blade angle changed from 25 ° to-35 °.The simulation results show the flow field changes with a period which was a fifth to the turbine rotational period. When the blade heads deflected laterally, the high flow velocity appeared near rear back turbine blades, or it appeared near the facing flow blades which were in the front lower part of the turbine. Besides, for blade angle deflected inside models, a stable annular velocity vector vortex gradually emerged around turbine as blade angle increased. The maximum velocity of flow field increased firstly and then stayed stable as blade angle changed. The flow distribution results fully confirmed that the reasonable optimization to the blade angle of the turbine can help the turbine achieve a more effective rotation and improve the flow distribution.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 477-478)
• Pages: 221-225
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.477-478.221
• Online since: December 2013
• Authors: Shi Ming Wang, Ka Tian*
• Keywords: Blade Angle, Flow Field, Fluent, Numerical Simulation, Ocean Energy, Tidal Energy

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