在微布尔分析的小规模水平轴风力轮机的空气动力学上的数值研究
Vivekamanickam Koothan Venkateswaran1, Unai Fernandez-Gamiz2, Koldo Portal-Porras1
1Energy Engineering Department, School of Engineering of Vitoria-Gasteiz, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, Nieves Cano 12, Vitoria-Gasteiz, 01006, Araba, Spain.
Scientific reports
|November 5, 2024
概括
这项研究优化了小型风力轮机叶片设计,使用计算流体动力学 (CFD) 和叶片元素动量 (BEM) 分析. 该研究确定了最佳的气形,弦和扭转角度,以增强发电和基于风速数据的方便安装.
科学领域:
- 可再生能源工程可再生能源工程
- 空气动力学 航空动力学
- 计算流体动力学的流体动力学.
背景情况:
- 小规模风力轮机对于分布式发电至关重要.
- 优化气翼选择和叶片几何是提高效率的关键.
- 了解风速分布有助于在特定地点部署轮机.
研究的目的:
- 在小型水平轴风力轮机上进行计算流体动力学 (CFD) 和叶片元素动量 (BEM) 分析.
- 为了确定最佳的气翼,弦和扭转角度参数,以获得最大的性能.
- 为了评估空气密度和风速变化的对输出功率的影响.
主要方法:
- 根据100,000的雷诺兹数的滑翔比率选择和分析各种NACA和S809的气形.
- 叶片元件动量 (BEM) 分析以确定提升,阻力和功率系数以及功率曲线.
- 计算流体动力学 (CFD) 模拟使用安西斯Fluent中的SST k-ω流模型.
- 对不同空气密度的功率曲线和对风速频率的韦布尔分布的分析.
主要成果:
- 选择了具有最高滑翔比率的气形翼,然后优化了弦和扭转角度.
- BEM分析提供了有关空气动力学性能的见解,包括升力,阻力和功率系数.
- CFD模拟验证了BEM结果,并分析了不同攻击角度和空气密度的流效应.
- 随着空气密度的增加,观察到更高的输出功率.
结论:
- 该研究通过集成的CFD和BEM分析成功确定了小型风力轮机的最佳叶片参数.
- 这些发现为设计适合特定地点风力条件的高效小型风力轮机提供了基础.
- 该研究通过提高小型风力发电系统的性能和可行性来促进可再生能源技术的发展.
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