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Aerodynamic Performance and Wake Characteristics Analysis of Archimedes Spiral Wind Turbine Rotors with Different Blade Angle

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  • Ke Song

    (School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Kunming University, Kunming 650214, China
    Shen Weiming Academician Workstation of Intelligent Manufacturing Technology in Yunnan (Kunming), Kunming University, Kunming 650214, China)

  • Huiting Huan

    (School of Mechano-Electronic Engineering, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, China)

  • Yuchi Kang

    (Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China)

Abstract

Continuous improvement of wind turbines represent an effective way of achieving green energy and reducing dependence on fossil fuel. Conventional lift-type horizontal axis wind turbines, which are widely used, are designed to run under high wind speed to obtain a high efficiency. Aiming to use the low-speed wind in urban areas, a novel turbine, which is called the Archimedes Spiral Wind Turbine (abbreviated as ASWT), was recently proposed for low-speed wind applications. In the current work, a numerical simulation on the five ASWT rotors with different blade angles was carried out, which were performed to predict the detailed aerodynamic performance and wake characteristics. The results show that the ASWT rotor with a large blade angle has a wider operating tip speed ratio range and a higher tip speed ratio point of maximum power coefficient within a certain range, and yet the ASWT rotor with the larger blade angle has a higher thrust coefficient. Additionally, the ASWT rotor with a large blade angle usually has a large power coefficient and thrust coefficient fluctuation amplitude. On the other hand, the ASWT rotor with a small blade angle permits the undisturbed free stream to pass through the rotor blades more easily than that with a large blade angle. This causes a stronger blockage effect for the ASWT rotor with a large blade angle. Moreover, the blade angle also has a great effect on the shape of the vortex structure. The blade tip vortex of the fixed-angle ASWT rotors is more stable than those of the variable-angle ASWT rotors. The hub vortex of the ASWT rotors with a large blade angle is stronger than those with a small blade angle. Meanwhile, the wake recovery for ASWT rotors with a small blade angle is evidently lower than those with a large blade angle.

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  • Ke Song & Huiting Huan & Yuchi Kang, 2022. "Aerodynamic Performance and Wake Characteristics Analysis of Archimedes Spiral Wind Turbine Rotors with Different Blade Angle," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(1), pages 1-18, December.
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