Numerical Simulation of the Wake Effect of a H-Type Wind Turbine on Downstream Wind Turbine

Abstract:

The unsteady wake effect of upstream wind turbine on the aerodynamic performance of downstream wind turbine is investigated using CFD simulations in this paper with two two-dimensional models of H-type wind turbine of three same blades. Dynamic grids based on the inertial coordinate system are employed and the SST turbulence model is used for turbulence modeling. The wind speed is 5.07 m/s and the tip speed ratio is 2.15. The distance between upstream and downstream wind turbine is 5D, 7D, 9D, 11D, 13D, 15D and 17D (D denotes the diameter of the wind turbine). The power coefficient of upstream and downstream wind turbine is comparative analyzed. The variation of the tangential force coefficient of single blade with azimuth and the velocity distribution of different locations of the wind turbine wake are discussed in detail with the distance between upstream and downstream wind turbine of 7D and 15D. In addition, two-dimensional unsteady viscous flow field through velocity contours in one circle is presented.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 1092-1093)
• Pages: 41-46
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1092-1093.41
• Online since: March 2015
• Authors: Wei Zuo, Shun Kang*
• Keywords: Aerodynamic Performance, H-Type Wind Turbine, Numerical Simulations, Wake

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