Aerodynamics and design of vertical-axis wind turbine; numerical studies using les and iddes

Marcel Ilie, John William McAfee

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Abstract

In spite of the significant developments in harvesting the wind energy, wind turbine poses significant aerodynamics challenges associated with the complex fluid dynamics such as wake dynamics, flow-tower interactions, blade-wake interactions, etc. The present studies concern the aerodynamics and aeroacoustics studies of the vertical-axis wind turbine. The computational studies are performed using the large-eddy simulation (LES) approach. The simulations were performed for a Reynolds number, Re = 1.2 x 105, based on the NACA0012 airfoil chord and free-stream velocity. The results show that the LES approach capture very well the flow physics associated with the wind turbine.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAIAA AVIATION 2020 FORUM
PublisherAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA
Pages1-9
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)9781624105982
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020
EventAIAA AVIATION 2020 FORUM - Virtual, Online
Duration: Jun 15 2020Jun 19 2020

Publication series

NameAIAA AVIATION 2020 FORUM

Conference

ConferenceAIAA AVIATION 2020 FORUM
CityVirtual, Online
Period06/15/2006/19/20

Scopus Subject Areas

  • Nuclear Energy and Engineering
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology

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