XISTO, Carlos M, PASCOA, Jose C and TRANCOSSI, Michele (2016). Geometrical parameters influencing the aerodynamic efficiency of a small-scale self-pitch high solidity VAWT. ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, 138 (3), 031006.
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Abstract
In the paper, four key design parameters with a strong influence on the performance of a small-scale high solidity variable pitch VAWT (Vertical Axis Wind Turbine), operating at low tip-speed-ratio (TSR) are addressed. To this aim a numerical approach, based on a finite-volume discretization of two-dimensional Unsteady RANS equations on a multiple sliding mesh, is proposed and validated against experimental data. The self-pitch VAWT design is based on a straight blade Darrieus wind turbine with blades that are allowed to pitch around a feathering axis, which is also parallel to the axis of rotation. The pitch angle amplitude and periodic variation are dynamically controlled by a four-bar-linkage system. We only consider the efficiency at low and intermediate TSR, therefore the pitch amplitude is chosen to be a sinusoidal function with a considerable amplitude. The results of this parametric analysis will contribute to define the guidelines for building a full size prototype of a small scale turbine of increased efficiency.
Item Type: | Article |
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Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4032794 |
Page Range: | 031006 |
Depositing User: | Michele Trancossi |
Date Deposited: | 04 Mar 2016 14:16 |
Last Modified: | 18 Mar 2021 06:52 |
URI: | https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/11662 |
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