Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology

The Korean Society of Marine Engineering (한국마린엔지니어링학회)
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CFD and experiment validation on aerodynamic power output of small VAWT with low tip speed ratio

저속 회전형 소형 수직축 풍력발전기의 공기역학적 출력에 대한 CFD 및 실험적 검증

  • Received : 2016.03.11
  • Accepted : 2016.05.08
  • Published : 2016.05.31
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Abstract

In this study, aerodynamic characteristics of the blades of a helical-type vertical axis wind turbine(VAWT) have been investigated. For this purpose, a 100-W helical-type vertical axis wind turbine was designed using a design formulae, and a 3D computational fluid dynamics analysis was performed considering wind tunnel test conditions. Through the results of the analysis, the aerodynamic power output and flow characteristics of a helical blade were confirmed. In order to validate the aerodynamic power output obtained through the analysis, a wind tunnel test was performed by using a full-scale helical-type vertical axis wind turbine. The 3D analysis technique was validated by comparing its results with those obtained from the wind tunnel test.

본 논문에서는 설계된 100 W급 헬리컬 수직축 풍력발전기의 공기 역학적 출력 및 유동 특성에 관하여 연구하였다. 이를 위하여 100 W급 헬리컬 수직축 풍력발전기 로터를 설계하였고 풍동 시험과 동일한 환경을 적용한 3차원 전산유동해석을 수행하였다. 전산유동해석 결과를 통하여 공기 역학적 출력과 헬리컬 유동 특성을 확인하였다. 마지막으로 실제 크기의 수직축 풍력발전기에 대한 풍동 시험을 수행하여 전산유동해석에서 예측한 공기역학적 출력과 비교 검증하여 전산유동해석 기법의 타당성을 확인하였다.

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