Research on Improved Method of Wind Turbine Airfoil S834 Based on Noise and Aerodynamic Performance

Abstract:

In this paper, aerodynamic performance and noise of the wind turbine airfoil are the optimization design goal and based on this, the optimization design method with multi-operating points and multi-objective of the airfoils is built. The Bezier curve is used in parametric modeling of the contour of the airfoil and the general equation for control points is deduced form the discrete points coordinates of the airfoil. The weigh distribution schemes for multi-objective and multi-operating points are integrated designed by treating the NREL S834 airfoil as the initial airfoils. The results show that the lift-to-drag ratio of the optimized airfoils has a improvement around the designed operating angle and the overall noise has a reduction compared with the initial airfoils, which means that the optimized airfoils get a better aerodynamic and acoustic performance.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 744-746)
• Pages: 253-258
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.744-746.253
• Online since: March 2015
• Authors: Ya Qiong Chen*, Yue Fa Fang
• Keywords: Bezier Curve, Lift-to-Drag Ratio, Noise, Optimization Design, Wind Turbine Airfoil

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