Evaluation of Aerodynamic Performance of Solar Wing System

Title & Authors
Evaluation of Aerodynamic Performance of Solar Wing System
Kim, Yong Chul; Yoon, Sung-Won;

Abstract
Aerodynamic performance of solar wing system has been evaluated through wind tunnel test. The test model has 12 panels, each supported by 2 cables. The panels were installed horizontally flat, and gaps between panels were set constant. Sag ratios of 2% and 5%, and wind directions between $\small{0^{\circ}}$ and $\small{90^{\circ}}$ were considered. Mass of test model was determined considering the mass of full scale model, and Froude number and Elastic parameter were satisfied by adjusting the mean wind speed. From the wind tunnel test, it was found that the aerodynamic performance of the solar wing system is very dependent on the wind directions and sag ratios. When the sag was 2%, the fluctuating displacements between the wind directions of $\small{0^{\circ}}$ and $\small{30^{\circ}}$ increase proportionally to the square of the mean wind speed, implying buffeting-like vibration and a sudden increase in fluctuating displacement was found at large mean wind speed for the wind directions larger than $\small{40^{\circ}}$. When the wind direction was larger than $\small{60^{\circ}}$, a sudden increase was found both at low and large mean wind speed. When the sag ratio is 5%, distribution of mean displacements is different from that of sag ratio of 2%, and the fluctuating displacements show very different trend from that of sag ratio of 2%.
Keywords
Solar wing system;Wind tunnel test;Instability vibration;Sag ratio;
Language
Korean
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