Unsteady loads evaluation for a wind turbine rotor

• Autorzy: Chkir S. , Dobrev I. , Kuszla P. , Massouh F.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This paper presents a method for calculating the flow around a wind turbine rotor. The real flow is replaced by a free stream past a vortex model of the rotor. This model consists of lifting vortex lines which replace the blades and a trailing free vorticity. The vorticity shed from the blade is concentrated in two vortices issued from tip and root. To compute the unsteady forces exerted on the rotor, a free wake method is used. The evolution of the wake is obtained by tracking the markers representing the vortices issued from the blade tips and roots. To solve the wake governing equation and to obtain the marker positions, a time-marching method is applied and the solution is obtained by a second order predictor-corrector scheme. To validate the proposed method a comparison is made with experimental data obtained in the case of a model of wind turbine where the flow field immediately behind the rotor is measured by means of PIV. It is shown that the numerical simulation captures correctly the near wake development. The comparison shows satisfactory accuracy for the velocity field downstream of the rotor.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

wind turbine; unsteady aerodynamics; vortex; wake; PIV

PL

elektrownia wiatrowa; wir; aerodynamika; PIV

• Wydawca: Polskie Towarzystwo Diagnostyki Technicznej
• Czasopismo: Diagnostyka
• Rocznik: 2009
• Tom: nr 4(52)
• Strony: 17--22
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 10 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Chkir S.

autor

Dobrev I.

autor

Kuszla P.

autor

Massouh F.

• Arts et métiers ParisTech, ERDT 151 Bd de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France,

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