DESIGN IMPROVEMENT OF THE VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE WITH APPLIED FLAPS THROUGH CFD ANALYSIS
This research aims to optimise VAWT power generation capabilities through the design alteration of blades by the addition of flaps. The application is aimed to be applied in the United Arab Emirates, specifically at Abu Dhabi University campus in Al Ain to replace a margin of the consumed electrical...
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| author | Abdulla Khamis Mohanad Tarek Abdallftah Mohammed Fares Salman Shahid Sharul Sham Dol |
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| description | This research aims to optimise VAWT power generation capabilities through the design alteration of blades by the addition of flaps. The application is aimed to be applied in the United Arab Emirates, specifically at Abu Dhabi University campus in Al Ain to replace a margin of the consumed electrical energy (15%) powered by the typical nonrenewable energy means. To study the effects of design alteration, relevant design parameters on the aerodynamic properties of the wind turbine, a typical standard design with standard dimensions were considered and used as a benchmark for comparison. Two aerodynamic simulation software were adopted, namely ANSYS FLUENT and QBlade, while the designs were drawn through AutoCAD. As per the simulation results, the addition of flaps resulted in an overall increase of 3.11% in power generation. The simulation results were then scaled up using dynamic similarity to obtain a total power consumption of 6 kW for each turbine suggesting that the newly built Al Ain campus would require 43 turbines to cover 15% of the total electricity consumption in a year. The building of a control system for active pitch control was not feasible due to increased complexity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ac937c50ab944cb8b12271879a60bbc92023-08-21T04:45:11ZengUTP PressPlatform, a Journal of Engineering2636-98772021-12-01542940DESIGN IMPROVEMENT OF THE VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE WITH APPLIED FLAPS THROUGH CFD ANALYSISAbdulla Khamis 0Mohanad Tarek Abdallftah 1Mohammed Fares 2Salman Shahid 3Sharul Sham Dol 4Department of Mechanical Engineering, Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Department of Mechanical Engineering, Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Department of Mechanical Engineering, Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Department of Mechanical Engineering, Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Department of Mechanical Engineering, Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates This research aims to optimise VAWT power generation capabilities through the design alteration of blades by the addition of flaps. The application is aimed to be applied in the United Arab Emirates, specifically at Abu Dhabi University campus in Al Ain to replace a margin of the consumed electrical energy (15%) powered by the typical nonrenewable energy means. To study the effects of design alteration, relevant design parameters on the aerodynamic properties of the wind turbine, a typical standard design with standard dimensions were considered and used as a benchmark for comparison. Two aerodynamic simulation software were adopted, namely ANSYS FLUENT and QBlade, while the designs were drawn through AutoCAD. As per the simulation results, the addition of flaps resulted in an overall increase of 3.11% in power generation. The simulation results were then scaled up using dynamic similarity to obtain a total power consumption of 6 kW for each turbine suggesting that the newly built Al Ain campus would require 43 turbines to cover 15% of the total electricity consumption in a year. The building of a control system for active pitch control was not feasible due to increased complexity.https://myjms.mohe.gov.my/index.php/paje/article/view/v5n4-4/8803vertical axis wind turbinecfdsustainabilitywind turbineswind energyelectrical energynumerical simulation |
| spellingShingle | Abdulla Khamis Mohanad Tarek Abdallftah Mohammed Fares Salman Shahid Sharul Sham Dol DESIGN IMPROVEMENT OF THE VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE WITH APPLIED FLAPS THROUGH CFD ANALYSIS Platform, a Journal of Engineering vertical axis wind turbine cfd sustainability wind turbines wind energy electrical energy numerical simulation |
| title | DESIGN IMPROVEMENT OF THE VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE WITH APPLIED FLAPS THROUGH CFD ANALYSIS |
| title_full | DESIGN IMPROVEMENT OF THE VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE WITH APPLIED FLAPS THROUGH CFD ANALYSIS |
| title_fullStr | DESIGN IMPROVEMENT OF THE VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE WITH APPLIED FLAPS THROUGH CFD ANALYSIS |
| title_full_unstemmed | DESIGN IMPROVEMENT OF THE VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE WITH APPLIED FLAPS THROUGH CFD ANALYSIS |
| title_short | DESIGN IMPROVEMENT OF THE VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE WITH APPLIED FLAPS THROUGH CFD ANALYSIS |
| title_sort | design improvement of the vertical axis wind turbine with applied flaps through cfd analysis |
| topic | vertical axis wind turbine cfd sustainability wind turbines wind energy electrical energy numerical simulation |
| url | https://myjms.mohe.gov.my/index.php/paje/article/view/v5n4-4/8803 |
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