Parametric Performance Analysis of a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine

作者:Cao Yang; Li Jinyi; Wu Guoqing; Li Qiaomei; Shi Yujuan; Xing Shuda
来源:Distributed Generation and Alternative Energy Journal, 2018, 33(1): 49-73.
DOI:10.1080/21563306.2018.11969265

摘要

As the power efficiency is affected by every aspect of a wind turbine and its blades, a 2D-computational investigation of several key parameters is proposed after which actual experiments are performed. Six parameters are examined in the computational investigation: installation angle;blade airfoil;chord length;number of blades;radius of an impellor;and wind speed. To find out the optimum performance of a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine or VAWT, one appropriate parameter is selected at each section of the simulation progression. Afterwards, an experimental prototype of wind turbine is fabricated and put into an air-dynamic test to ascertain the validity of the previous CFD simulation.

  • 出版日期2018