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Assessment of two-equation turbulence models and validation of the performance characteristics of an experimental wind turbine by CFD

Ece Sagol, Marcelo Reggio and Adrian Ilinca

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The very first step in the simulation of ice accretion on a wind turbine blade is the accurate prediction of the flow field around it and the performance of the turbine rotor. The paper addresses this prediction using RANS equations with a proper turbulence model. The numerical computation is performed using a commercial CFD code, and the results are validated using experimental data for the 3D flow field around the NREL Phase VI HAWT rotor. For the flow simulation, a rotating reference frame method, which calculates the flow properties as time-averaged quantities, has been used to reduce the time spent on the analysis. A basic grid convergence study is carried out to select the adequate mesh size. The two-equation turbulence models available in ANSYS FLUENT are compared for a 7 m/s wind speed, and the one that best represents the flow features is then used to determine moments on the turbine rotor at five wind speeds (7 m/s, 10 m/s, 15 m/s, 20 m/s, and 25 m/s). The results are validated against experimental data, in terms of shaft torque, bending moment, and pressure coefficients at certain spanwise locations. Streamlines over the cross-sectional airfoils have also been provided for the stall speed to illustrate the separation locations. In general, results have shown good agreement with the experimental data for prestall speeds.

Subjects: 2100 Mechanical engineering > 2100 Mechanical engineering
Department: Department of Mechanical Engineering
Funders: WesNET
PolyPublie URL: https://publications.polymtl.ca/14680/
Journal Title: International Scholarly Research Notices (vol. 2012, no. 1)
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.5402/2012/428671
Official URL: https://doi.org/10.5402/2012/428671
Date Deposited: 18 Apr 2023 15:11
Last Modified: 14 Oct 2024 02:25
Cite in APA 7: Sagol, E., Reggio, M., & Ilinca, A. (2012). Assessment of two-equation turbulence models and validation of the performance characteristics of an experimental wind turbine by CFD. International Scholarly Research Notices, 2012(1), 428671 (10 pages). https://doi.org/10.5402/2012/428671

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