Investigation of the effect of free-wind velocity on the performance of small-scale vertical axis wind turbine

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1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Urmia University of Technology, Urmia, Iran

2 Assistant Professor/Department Of Mechanical Engineering/ Urmia University of Technology, Urmia, Iran

3 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran

Abstract

In the present research, the effects of various parameters in simulating wind flow around an H-type vertical axis wind turbine with NACA0018 airfoils are studied. All computations are carried out using the computational fluid dynamics method and finite volume approach. Free wind velocities of 5, 10, and 15 m/s, and tip speed ratios of 3 and 5 are considered. Grid size, time-step size, rotating zone diameter, and domain size independence studies are investigated. All obtained results are compared with experimental data and show good agreement. Examination of obtained results reveals that by increasing free-wind velocity, maximum momentum coefficient occurs at higher azimuthal angles. Also, by decreasing tip speed ratio, more volume of air penetrates the rotor and therefore, fluctuations of wind turbine increase and, lifecycle and performance of wind turbine decrease. Furthermore, the effect of tip speed ratio on the performance of wind turbine is more significant than free wind velocity so that by increasing tip speed ratio from 3 to 5 at a constant free wind velocity of 10 m/s, the power coefficient increases by 81.87% and by increasing free wind velocity from 5 to 10 m/s at a constant tip speed ratio of 3, power coefficient increases by 58.2%.

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Amirkabir Journal of Mechanical Engineering
Volume 53, Issue 3 (Special Issue)
June 2021
Pages 1709-1728

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