• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제44권11호
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• pp.933-940
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 MW 용량의 풍력터빈 블레이드용 에어포일의 설계 단계에서 성능 검증기법에 대한 비교 연구를 수행하였다. 이를 위해 5~10 MW 해상풍력터빈용으로 설계된 21%와 30% 두께비의 에어포일을 사용하여 풍동시험을 수행하였으며, 레이놀즈 수 $1.0{\times}10^7$ 조건에서의 XFOIL의 해석결과와 상호 비교하였다. 풍동시험은 자유흐름 속도 50 m/s, 시위 기준 레이놀즈 수는 $2.2{\times}10^6$에서 수행되었으며, 표면거칠기 효과는 지그재그 테이프를 사용하여 모사하였다. 비교 결과 풍동시험과 XFOIL 해석에는 차이를 보이지만, 풍동시험을 통해 받음각 변화에 따른 에어포일 표면에서의 압력분포 변화와 기본적인 공력 성능 및 표면거칠기 효과를 확인 할 수 있었다. XFOIL은 설계조건에서 기본적인 양항비와 표면거칠기 효과에 의한 양항비 변화 등을 확인 할 수 있었다.

• Advances in Energy Research
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.35-54
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• 2019

A successful blade design must satisfy some criterions which might be in conflict with maximizing annual energy yield for a specified wind speed distribution. These criterions include maximizing power output, more resistance to fatigue loads, reduction of tip deflection, avoid resonance and minimize weight and cost. These criterions can be satisfied by modifying the geometrical parameters of the blade. This study is dedicated to the aerodynamic assessment of a 20 kW horizontal axis wind turbine operating with two possible airfoils; that is $G{\ddot{o}}ttingen$ 413 and NACA 2415 airfoils (the Gottingen airfoil never been used in wind turbines). For this study parameters such as chord (constant, tapered and elliptic), twist angle (constant and linear) are varied and applied to the two airfoils independently in order to determine the most adequate blade configuration that produce the highest annual energy output. A home built numerical code based on the Blade Element Momentum (BEM) method with both Prandtl tip loss correction and Glauert correction, X-Foil and Weibull distribution is developed in Matlab and validated against available numerical and experimental data. The results of the assessment showed that the NACA 2415 airfoil section with elliptic chord and constant twist angle distributions produced the highest annual energy production.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.493-499
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• 2015

The aerodynamic performance of blunt trailing edge airfoils was investigated. The flow fields around the modified NACA64-418, which consists of the tip blade of the wind turbine and Mexico model of IEA wind, were analyzed. To imitate the repaired airfoil, the original NACA64-418 airfoil, a cambered airfoil, is modified by the adding thickness method, which is accomplished by adding the thickness symmetrically to both sides of the camber line. The thickness ratio of the blunt trailing edge of the modified airfoil, $t_{TE}/t_{max}$, is newly defined to analyze the effects of the blunt trailing edge. The shape functions describing the upper and lower surfaces of the modified NACA64-418 with blunt trailing edge are obtained from the curve fitting of the least square method. To verify the accuracy of the present numerical analysis, the results are first compared with the experimental data of NACA64-418 with high Reynolds number, $Re=6{\times}10^6$, measured in the Langley low-turbulence pressure tunnel. Then, the aerodynamic performance of the modified NACA64-418 is analyzed. The numerical results show that the drag increases, but the lift increases insignificantly, as the trailing edge of the airfoil is thickened. Re-circulation bubbles also develop and increase gradually in size as the thickness ratio of the trailing edge is increased. These re-circulations result in an increase in the drag of the airfoil. The pressure distributions around the modified NACA64-418 are similar, regardless of the thickness ratio of the blunt trailing edge.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.465-475
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• 2012

본 연구는 두 가지 목표를 가지고 수행하였다. 하나는 수치해석과 Design-FOIL Pro.를 이용해 블레이드 에어포일 모델개발이고, 다른 하나는 이 모델을 Folding blade에 적용하는 것이다. 일반적으로 1MW이상 대형풍력터빈용 블레이드는 강풍시에 피칭제어로 풍향에 대해서 평형상태를 유지하여 로터를 회전시키지 않는 방법으로 블레이드의 손상을 방지 하였지만, 소형풍력터빈용 블레이드는 설비비, 유지비등 경제성을 이유로 피칭제어를 채택하지 않아 블레이드의 파손 문제가 심각하다. 그래서 본 연구에서는 유지보수가 필요 없고 강풍에서도 파손이 없는 Spring pack을 이용한 로터를 직접설계(Direct-Design) 방법으로 설계하여, 그 성능을 검증 하고 변화 풍속에 맞는 폴딩각을 이용해 강풍시에도 Wind turbine이 Cut-out 없이 계속발전을 유지할 수 있도록 하는 점에 집중 연구하고자 한다.

• EDISON SW 활용 경진대회 논문집
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• 제3회(2014년)
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• pp.654-658
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• 2014

풍력발전은 재생에너지로써 유망한 대체 에너지원으로 각광받고 있으며, 국내에서는 이미 영덕, 영양 등의 풍력단지가 가동 중에 있다. 그러나 장기간 사용되어온 터빈이 반 이상이며, 그 중에서도 바람의 영향을 많이 받는 블레이드는 끝단 Tip이 벌어지는 파손이 발생하곤 한다. Blade Field의 유지보수를 통해 수명연장이 가능하나, 형상변화로 공력특성에 영향을 미치게 된다. 본 연구에서는 MEXICO 터빈용 블레이드의 Tip부분에 대해서 EDISON을 활용하여, 수리로 인해 변경된 Blade의 공력특성 변화를 분석하였다. 형상변경은 상용 프로그램 Pontwise로 작업했으며, 익형 주위의 유동을 2D비압축성 유동으로 가정하고 EDISON CFD의 2D_Incomp-2.1_P solver를 수치해석을 수행하였다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2010년도 춘계학술대회 초록집
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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.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2011년도 추계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.41.2-41.2
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• 2011

NREL NWTC Deside codes are analyzed and introduced to develop the system performance simulation program for wind turbine generator systems. In this paper, The AirfoilPrep generating the airfoil data, the IECWind generating hub-height wind data with extreme condition following IEC 61400-1, the TurbSim generating stochastic full-field turbulent wind data, the PreComp calculating structural and dynamic properties of composite blade and the BModes making mode shapes of blade and tower are explained respectively.

• 신재생에너지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.60-71
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• 2022

A wind tunnel provides artificial airflow around a model throughout the test section for investigating aerodynamic loads. It has various applications, which include demonstration of aerodynamic loads in the building, automobile, wind energy, and aircraft industries. However, owing to the high equipment costs and space-requirements of wind tunnels, it is challenging for numerous studies to utilize a wind tunnel. Therefore, a digital wind tunnel can be utilized as an alternative for experimental research because it occupies a significantly smaller space and is easily operable. In this study, we performed airfoil testing based on velocity field measurements utilizing a digital wind tunnel. This wind tunnel can potentially be utilized to test the full-range aerodynamic characteristics of airfoils.

• 신재생에너지
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.36-44
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• 2007

Most airfoils for wind turbines commercially available have been developed for aircrafts, which are operated at high Reynolds numbers. However, Reynolds numbers of wind turbines are very low compared to those of aircrafts. In other to improve wind turbine performances, airfoils for the use of wind turbine shall be designed such as S-series airfoils developed by NREL in America. The authors have designed new airfoils for wind turbines considering designated operation conditions of wind turbines and even local wind resources in Korea. The designed airfoils are characterized by improved roughness insensitivities compared to other airfoils such as S814 and S820. The developed KWA005-240 and KWA009-127 are for root and tip sections of a wind turbine blade, respectively. Although the results show much improved performances against NACA airfoils, performance data of post-stall regulation loses some accuracies due to the characteristics of the simulation tool of XFOIL. Therefore, wind tunnel experiments are required for more accurate evaluation of the designed airfoils. Currently, the experiments has been completed and the data analysis works are going on now. The final results obtained from the experiments will be published soon.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2009년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.431-434
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• 2009

Conceptual study of an open-circuit type low-speed wind tunnel for test of wind turbine blade is conducted. The tunnel is constituted of a settling chamber, a contraction, closed and open test sections, a diffuser, two corners, a cross leg and a fan and motor. For the performance test, the closed test section width of 1.8 m, height of 1.8 m and length of 5.25 m is selected. The open test section with dimension width of 1.8 m, height of 1.8 m and length of 4.14 m is adopted for aeroacoustic test. The contraction ratio is 9 to 1 and maximum speed in the closed test section is 67 m/sec. Input power in the tunnel is about 238 kW and its energy ratio is 3.6. The wind tunnel designed in present study will be an effective tool in research and development of wind turbine.