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Numerical Investigation on the Flow Noise Characteristics of the Hybrid Vertical-axis Wind Turbine

복합형 수직축 풍력발전기의 유동소음특성에 관한 수치적 고찰

  • 김상현 (부산대학교 기계공학부 응용기계음향 및 소음제어연구실) ;
  • 정철웅 (부산대학교 기계공학부 응용기계음향 및 소음제어연구실)
  • Received : 2014.08.06
  • Accepted : 2014.09.23
  • Published : 2014.11.30
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Abstract

In this paper, flow noise characteristics of the hybrid vertical-axis wind turbine is investigated. Hybrid vertical-axis wind turbines consisting of two types of vertical-axis wind turbines, Savonius and Darrieus, are devised to maximize merits of one turbine and thus minimize demerits of the other turbine. In order to predict flow noise radiating from hybrid vertical-axis wind turbines, hybrid computatioinal aero acoustic techniques are used. First, unsteady flow fields around the turbine are predicted using computational fluid dynamics method. Then, the flow noise radiations from the turbines are predicted by applying acoustic analogy to the predicted flow fields. Based on numerical results, noise characteristics of a hybrid vertical-axis wind turbine is investigated and is compared with those of Savonius and Darrieus wind turbines.

본 논문에서는 복합형 수직축 풍력발전기의 유동소음특성에 관한 연구를 수행하였다. 복합형 수직축 풍력발전기는 Savonius형과 Darrieus형을 동시에 사용하여 두 풍력발전기의 장점을 극대화하여 단점을 상쇄시키는 새로운 개념의 수직축 풍력발전기이다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 특성을 갖는 복합형 수직축 풍력발전기에 대하여, 복합 전산공력음향학 기법을 이용하여 풍력발전기에서 발생하는 유동소음을 예측하였다. 먼저, 전산유체역학 기법을 이용하여 터빈 주위의 비정상유동장을 예측하였다. 다음으로, 예측한 비정상유동장에 음향상사법을 적용하여 터빈으로부터 방사하는 유동소음을 예측하였다. 해석결과를 바탕으로 복합형 수직축 풍력발전기의 유동소음특성을 분석하였고, 이를 Savonius형 및 Darrieus형의 유동소음특성과 비교하였다.

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