Improved Design for Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Blades with Winglets
The horizontal axis wind turbine blades are modified to enhance the turbine's aerodynamic performance. The performance of the modified geometry was evaluated by comparing the lift, drag and torque findings to the same propeller with a straight leading edge. The symmetrical a...
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| author | Hamza Ben Ahmadi Yousef Abdulbari Atfah Catherine Kamal Samy Lujain Subhi Haya Fares Turkman Sharul Sham Do |
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| description | The horizontal axis wind turbine blades are modified to enhance the turbine's aerodynamic performance. The performance of the modified geometry was evaluated by comparing the lift, drag and torque findings to the same propeller with a straight leading edge. The symmetrical airfoil of NACA 0012 was chosen for the turbine blade profiles. The computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation was performed using the shear stress transport (SST ) k-ω turbulence model to capture the vortical structures for the inlet wind speed of 20 m/s. From the simulation results, it has been shown that the four blades with winglets at 15° angle of attack (AoA) orientation turbine have demonstrated the highest aerodynamic performance. It produces the lowest aerodynamic drag and the most increased torque for turbine rotations, which, in return, carries many economic advantages such as energy savings, low impact on the environment, reduced maintenance requirements, and less noise. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a7d0f6669b8148dda86db215a0cdb13a2024-02-20T10:57:16ZengUTP PressPlatform, a Journal of Engineering2636-98772023-12-01741623Improved Design for Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Blades with WingletsHamza Ben Ahmadi0Yousef Abdulbari Atfah1Catherine Kamal Samy2Lujain Subhi3Haya Fares Turkman4Sharul Sham Do5Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesDepartment of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesDepartment of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesDepartment of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesDepartment of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesDepartment of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesThe horizontal axis wind turbine blades are modified to enhance the turbine's aerodynamic performance. The performance of the modified geometry was evaluated by comparing the lift, drag and torque findings to the same propeller with a straight leading edge. The symmetrical airfoil of NACA 0012 was chosen for the turbine blade profiles. The computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation was performed using the shear stress transport (SST ) k-ω turbulence model to capture the vortical structures for the inlet wind speed of 20 m/s. From the simulation results, it has been shown that the four blades with winglets at 15° angle of attack (AoA) orientation turbine have demonstrated the highest aerodynamic performance. It produces the lowest aerodynamic drag and the most increased torque for turbine rotations, which, in return, carries many economic advantages such as energy savings, low impact on the environment, reduced maintenance requirements, and less noise.https://myjms.mohe.gov.my/index.php/paje/article/view/25233/13914aerodynamicscfddraghorizontal axis wind turbineliftwinglets |
| spellingShingle | Hamza Ben Ahmadi Yousef Abdulbari Atfah Catherine Kamal Samy Lujain Subhi Haya Fares Turkman Sharul Sham Do Improved Design for Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Blades with Winglets Platform, a Journal of Engineering aerodynamics cfd drag horizontal axis wind turbine lift winglets |
| title | Improved Design for Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Blades with Winglets |
| title_full | Improved Design for Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Blades with Winglets |
| title_fullStr | Improved Design for Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Blades with Winglets |
| title_full_unstemmed | Improved Design for Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Blades with Winglets |
| title_short | Improved Design for Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Blades with Winglets |
| title_sort | improved design for horizontal axis wind turbine blades with winglets |
| topic | aerodynamics cfd drag horizontal axis wind turbine lift winglets |
| url | https://myjms.mohe.gov.my/index.php/paje/article/view/25233/13914 |
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