Analysis of aerodynamic load on straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbine |
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Authors: | Qing’an Li Takao Maeda Yasunari Kamada Junsuke Murata Toshiaki Kawabata Kazuma Furukawa |
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Affiliation: | 1. Division of System Engineering, Mie University, 1577 Kurimamachiya-cho, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan 2. Division of Mechanical Engineering, Mie University, 1577 Kurimamachiya-cho, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan
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Abstract: | This paper presents a wind tunnel experiment for the evaluation of energy performance and aerodynamic forces acting on a small straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) depending on several values of tip speed ratio. In the present study, the wind turbine is a four-bladed VAWT. The test airfoil of blade is symmetry airfoil (NACA0021) with 32 pressure ports used for the pressure measurements on blade surface. Based on the pressure distributions which are acted on the surface of rotor blade measured during rotation by multiport pressure-scanner mounted on a hub, the power, tangential force, lift and drag coefficients which are obtained by pressure distribution are discussed as a function of azimuthally position. And then, the loads which are applied to the entire wind turbine are compared with the experiment data of pressure distribution. As a result, it is clarified that aerodynamic forces take maximum value when the blade is moving to upstream side, and become small and smooth at downstream side. The power and torque coefficients which are based on the pressure distribution are larger than that by torque meter. |
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Keywords: | Wind Turbine Wind Energy Straight-bladed VAWT Tip Speed Ratio Pressure Distribution |
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