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Aerodynamic method of H-Darrieus wind turbines (H-다리우스형 풍력터빈의 공력설계 방법의 구축)

  • Jeong, Suyun;Chang, Semyeong;Lee, Jangho
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2010.06a
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    • pp.179.2-179.2
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    • 2010
  • In this study, we have constructed the method of design about H-Darrieus wind turbine, a kind of VAWT(vertical axis wind turbine). The NACA 0012 airfoil is chosen for the blade, and DMS(double multiple streamtube) theory is used for the analysis. The flow field is computed with numerical solution of rotating Navier-Stokes equations. From the result of experimental data of power coefficient curves, the validity of the present research is checked. Through the non-dimensional parameter analysis for the wind turbine design, we estimated the efficiency of wind turbine with the resultant Cp's, with which an efficient design of VAWT is achieved, and aerodynamic characteristics are presented systematically.

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Conceptual design and numerical simulations of a vertical axis water turbine used for underwater mooring platforms

  • Wenlong, Tian;Baowei, Song;Zhaoyong, Mao
    • International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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    • v.5 no.4
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    • pp.625-634
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    • 2013
  • Energy is a direct restriction to the working life of an underwater mooring platform (UMP). In this paper, a vertical axis water turbine (VAWT) is designed to supply energy for UMPs. The VAWT has several controlled blades, which can be opened or closed by inside plunger pumps. Two-dimensional transient numerical studies are presented to determine the operating performance and power output of the turbine under low ocean current velocity. A standard k-${\varepsilon}$ turbulence model is used to perform the transient simulations. The influence of structural parameters, including foil section profile, foil chord length and rotor diameter, on the turbine performance are investigated over a range of tip-speed-ratios (TSRs). It was found that turbine with three unit length NACA0015 foils generated a maximum averaged coefficient of power, 0.1, at TSR = 2.

A REAL TIME CFD SIMULATION OF THE VERTICAL-AXIAL WIND TURBINE (전산해석을 이용한 수직축 풍력터빈의 실시간 공력해석)

  • Lee, M.S.;Han, B.Y.;Park, H.K.
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2010.05a
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    • pp.147-154
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    • 2010
  • The world is gradually running short of fossil fuel. Currently, the role of wind turbine is attracting great attention from all over the world. The objective of this study is to investigate blades of Vertical-axial wind turbine (VAWT) for optimum design using the CFD from the aerodynamics point of view. Because one of the performance of wind turbine depends on shape of blades, the study of comparing one gyro mill type blade and a modified one was carried out. Using the results of computation, we calculated and compared RPM for both models at same wind velocity. And we calculated angular acceleration and moment of inertia to find torque in every time-step. And the pressure contour and velocity profile around the blade were analyzed Also, this study is performed to calculate the wake effect.

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A Study on the Performance of a 5 kW Scale VAWT with Omni-Directional Guide Vanes

  • Ryu, In-Ho;Hoang, Anh Dung;Kim, Jun-Ho;Lee, Ki-Seon;Yang, Chang-Jo
    • The KSFM Journal of Fluid Machinery
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    • v.19 no.4
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    • pp.43-47
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    • 2016
  • Vertical axis wind turbine, despite of its limit in power efficiency, the simplicity in structure and maintenance is a competitive factor that keeps this type of turbine in the game until nowadays. Continuous solutions have been given to handle its major weakness and the use of omni-directional guide vane is an considerable one. In this paper, a 5kkW scale Savonius-based wind turbine enhanced with such guide vane system was design and studied. Together with reasonable blade design, the wind turbine shows promising performance compared with basic design while maintaining its original advantages.

Dual Rotor Wind Turbine System (수직/수평축 통합형 풍력발전 시스템)

  • Shinn, Chan;Kim, Ji-Ern;Song, Seung-Ho;Rho, Do-Hwan;Kim, Dong-Yong;Jung, Sung-Nam
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2001.10a
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    • pp.289-292
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    • 2001
  • A Dual rotor turbines HAWT/VAWT combined wind turbine system that can drastically enhance the power production capability compared to conventional Single Rotor Turbine HAWT system. The combined system that takes advantage of strong point of both horizontal and vertical Axis wind turbine system developed by a venture firm : KOWINTEC of Chonbuk National University. The HAWT/VAWT hybrid system has been successfully field tested and commercial operation since Feb. 12, 2001 in Hae-chang rest park, Bu-an county near the Sae Man-Kum Sea Dike. This paper will briefly describe the field test results performance and a special aerodynamic structure with bevel-planetary gear box of Dual Rotor Wind Turbine system.

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Optimization of a four-bar mechanism cyclic pitch control for a vertical axis wind turbine

  • Montenegro-Montero, Mariana;Richmond-Navarro, Gustavo;Casanova-Treto, Pedro
    • Wind and Structures
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    • v.35 no.2
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    • pp.121-130
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    • 2022
  • In this paper, the issue of pitch control in a vertical axis wind turbine was tackled. Programming the Actuator Cylinder model in MATLAB, a theoretical optimum pitch solution was found and then a classic four-bar mechanism was adapted to that theoretical solution to achieve a simple and elegant control of the pitch in the turbine. A simulation using the mechanism worked to find the optimum pitch cycles, where it was found that the mechanism would, in fact, increase the efficiency of the VAWT, by at least 11% and in the best case, over 35%. Another aspect that is studied is the possibility of self-start of the turbine by only changing the pitch on the blades. This analysis, however, proved that a further individual pitch control must be used to surpass the cogging torque. All analyses conducted were done for a specific wind turbine that is 2 m2 in the swept area.

CFD and experiment validation on aerodynamic power output of small VAWT with low tip speed ratio (저속 회전형 소형 수직축 풍력발전기의 공기역학적 출력에 대한 CFD 및 실험적 검증)

  • Heo, Young-Gun;Choi, Kyoung-Ho;Kim, Kyung-Chun
    • Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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    • v.40 no.4
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    • pp.330-335
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    • 2016
  • In this study, aerodynamic characteristics of the blades of a helical-type vertical axis wind turbine(VAWT) have been investigated. For this purpose, a 100-W helical-type vertical axis wind turbine was designed using a design formulae, and a 3D computational fluid dynamics analysis was performed considering wind tunnel test conditions. Through the results of the analysis, the aerodynamic power output and flow characteristics of a helical blade were confirmed. In order to validate the aerodynamic power output obtained through the analysis, a wind tunnel test was performed by using a full-scale helical-type vertical axis wind turbine. The 3D analysis technique was validated by comparing its results with those obtained from the wind tunnel test.

Development of 30kW HAWT/VAWT hybrid windpower system (30kW급 수직/수평축 통합형 풍력발전시스템 개발)

  • Shinn, Chan;Kim, Ji-Ern;Song, Seung-Ho;Rho, Do-Hwan;Kim, Dong-Yang
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2001.04a
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    • pp.470-472
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    • 2001
  • 전북대학교 벤처기업인 (주)코윈텍에서는 2001년 2월 19일 전북 부안군 하서면 백련리 해창쉼터에 30kW급 수직/수평축 통합형 풍력발전 시스템을 설치하였다. 이 시스템은 기존의 수평축 풍력발전기의 장점과 수직축 풍력발전기의 장점을 통합한 새로운 시스템으로서 기존 시스템보다 월등한 성능을 나타내고 있다. 본 논문에서는 새로 개발된 풍력발전 시스템에 특징 및 구성에 관하여 소개한다.

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