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Double wake vortex lattice modeling of horizontal axis wind turbines
Prasad, Chandra Shekhar; Dimitriadis, Grigorios
2011In Proceedings of the 15th International Forum on Aeroelasticity and Structural Dynamics, IFASD 2011
 

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Keywords :
Aerodynamics; Aeroelasticity; Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine; vortex lattice methods; Blade Element Method; separated flow
Abstract :
[en] This paper presents the development of a vortex lattice based aerodynamic calculation for wind turbine blades. Emphasis is placed on the modeling of flow separation using the vortex lattice approach. This modeling is carried out by shedding a second free wake at the leading edge, which travels downstream at the local air velocity. The decision on whether to shed a wake or not is taken by looking at the sectional lift characteristics of the blade’s airfoil. If the local angle of attack exceeds the maximum lift angle, then a leading edge wake element is shed. Results from the method are presented for both attached and separated flow and compared with predictions obtained from the Blade Element Momentum theory. It is shown that the shedding of the leading edge wake can increased significantly the agreement between vortex lattice and Blade Element results in cases where there are significant regions of separated flow. This improvement concerns mostly forces acting normal to the rotor plane; tangential forces depend more strongly on the drag and neither method calculates a full representation of the drag.
Disciplines :
Aerospace & aeronautics engineering
Author, co-author :
Prasad, Chandra Shekhar ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'aérospatiale et mécanique > Interactions Fluide-Structure - Aérodynamique expérimentale
Dimitriadis, Grigorios  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'aérospatiale et mécanique > Interactions Fluide-Structure - Aérodynamique expérimentale
Language :
English
Title :
Double wake vortex lattice modeling of horizontal axis wind turbines
Publication date :
29 June 2011
Event name :
International Forum on Aeroelasticity and Structural Dynamics, IFASD 2011
Event organizer :
Association Aéronautique Astronautique de France (3AF)
Council of European Aerospace Sciences (CEAS)
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Event place :
Paris, France
Event date :
from 26-06-2011 to 30-06-2011
Audience :
International
Main work title :
Proceedings of the 15th International Forum on Aeroelasticity and Structural Dynamics, IFASD 2011
Pages :
Paper number IFASD-2011-180
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