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- Gupta, Antim
- Abderrahmane, Hamid Ait
- Janajreh, Isam
Abstract
The general frame of the present study falls under the umbrella of ongoing research and innovation in wind energy technology to improve the efficiency and reliability of vertical-axis wind turbines (VAWTs) in terms of design and control. While blade pitching is foreseen as a solution to minimize boundary layer separation and maximize the lift force during the entire cyclic blade operation (effectively enhancing the performances of VAWTs), conclusive research on active blade pitching mechanisms in low wind speed regions is limited because of the 3D complex aerodynamic around VAWT blades. The paper reports a holistic study on active blade pitching solutions to enhance the performance of H-rotor Darrieus VAWTs for different turbine design parameters, i.e., geometrical (different number and airfoil thickness, and solidity) under several operational conditions (Reynolds number (Re), and tip speed ratio (TSR)). In this study, a variable blade pitching technique, adapted for periodic variation of the angle of attack, is incorporated in a high-fidelity two-dimensional VAWTs transient Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) model to eliminate the dead band of small-scale wind turbines operating at low wind speed regions and increase the performance coefficient Cp at different TSRs. Sliding mesh and remeshing to capture the blade pitching are used to manage the rotor rotation. The CFD model is validated against experimental data from the literature. The results indicate that the local widening of the angle of attack (AoA) for each NACA0015 airfoil produces a Cp of 0.44, which represents 81% enhancement in the Cp at TSR of 1.5. Moreover, the study shows that increasing the number of blades or extending the blade chord length can eliminate the dead band of wind turbines. Furthermore, the maximum possible torque for 3- and 4-bladed rotor designs is achieved using the variable pitching mechanism.
Suggested Citation
Gupta, Antim & Abderrahmane, Hamid Ait & Janajreh, Isam, 2024.
"Flow analysis and sensitivity study of vertical-axis wind turbine under variable pitching,"
Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 358(C).
Handle:
RePEc:eee:appene:v:358:y:2024:i:c:s030626192400031x
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.122648
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