Effects of Wing Section on Mean Characteristics and Temporal Torque Variation for a Small Straight-Bladed Vertical Axis Wind Turbine

Journal of Fluid Science and Technology

Shinsuke MOCHIZUKI¹  Seiji YAMADA²  Tomohiro TAMURA² 

[1] Development of Mechanical Engineering, Yamaguchi University;Yamaguchi Prefectural Industrial Technology Institute;

关键词: straight bladed vertical axis wind turbine;    torque variation;    mean characteristics;    wing section;    camber;    blade thickness;   

DOI  :  10.1299/jfst.6.875

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The net rotor torque generated by a straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbine has temporal variation for an azimuth angle of the blade. The torque variation should be investigated to understand the performances of the wind turbine. The blade camber and thickness are important to determine the characteristics of the wind turbine. We have studied effects of the blade camber and thickness on the mean characteristics and temporal torque variation at any azimuth angle of the blade. The mean torque and power increase with the smaller camber and the larger blade thickness over relatively lower tip speed ratio. The maximum mean torque and power coefficient take the largest value at certain blade thickness. The maximum value of the torque variation emerges at an azimuth angle of the blade located in upstream, and it has significant contribution to the mean torque. In particular, over relatively lower tip speed ratio, the maximum value of the torque variation remarkably increases with the smaller camber and the larger blade thickness.

【 授权许可】

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