Experimental Performance of a Novel Dual−Stage Counter−Rotating Small Wind Turbine and Forming a Validatable CFD Computational Model
This paper publishes the experimental performance results of a novel small dual−stage wind turbine at different speeds under wind tunnel testing. The results confirm its superiority at low wind speeds <7 m/s, which is consistent with natural wind conditions in most countries around the world. At...
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| description | This paper publishes the experimental performance results of a novel small dual−stage wind turbine at different speeds under wind tunnel testing. The results confirm its superiority at low wind speeds <7 m/s, which is consistent with natural wind conditions in most countries around the world. At lower wind speeds, the efficiency of the small, dual−stage wind turbine is higher than that of a conventional single−stage turbine. At wind speeds of <6 m/s, the novel dual−stage wind turbine always produces approximately 2.5 times more power than a single−stage wind turbine; the power coefficient is greater than 0.4. Thanks to this feature, the novel small, dual−stage wind turbine is effective in practical applications. For windy areas in Vietnam, the power generated over the same amount of time by the novel dual−stage wind turbine can be more than double that of a single−stage turbine. Next, a standard CFD model is established and validated with the above experimental measurements. This method ensures the objectivity and authenticity of the computational model. This standard CFD model is applicable to a horizontal double−stage wind turbine with any configuration and blade profile. The URANS simulation method, which uses sliding meshes and the k−omega SST turbulence model, was implemented with rotational domains of the minimum thicknesses of rotational domains (in this paper, 0.09R<sub>front</sub> and 0.06R<sub>rear</sub>, accordingly). This method predicts higher mechanical work for the turbine than the actual value by an interval of <10% in the same speed range as in the experiment. This is an acceptable deviation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e53acaf200e74fb9bd5d69e38a572dfa2023-11-18T19:11:26ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732023-07-011614551010.3390/en16145510Experimental Performance of a Novel Dual−Stage Counter−Rotating Small Wind Turbine and Forming a Validatable CFD Computational ModelDang Huy Le0The Bao Nguyen1Van Minh Ngo2Department of Heat and Refrigeration Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT), 268 Ly Thuong Kiet Street, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, VietnamDepartment of Heat and Refrigeration Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT), 268 Ly Thuong Kiet Street, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, VietnamInstitute of Sustainable Energy Development—ISED, Phu Nhuan District, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, VietnamThis paper publishes the experimental performance results of a novel small dual−stage wind turbine at different speeds under wind tunnel testing. The results confirm its superiority at low wind speeds <7 m/s, which is consistent with natural wind conditions in most countries around the world. At lower wind speeds, the efficiency of the small, dual−stage wind turbine is higher than that of a conventional single−stage turbine. At wind speeds of <6 m/s, the novel dual−stage wind turbine always produces approximately 2.5 times more power than a single−stage wind turbine; the power coefficient is greater than 0.4. Thanks to this feature, the novel small, dual−stage wind turbine is effective in practical applications. For windy areas in Vietnam, the power generated over the same amount of time by the novel dual−stage wind turbine can be more than double that of a single−stage turbine. Next, a standard CFD model is established and validated with the above experimental measurements. This method ensures the objectivity and authenticity of the computational model. This standard CFD model is applicable to a horizontal double−stage wind turbine with any configuration and blade profile. The URANS simulation method, which uses sliding meshes and the k−omega SST turbulence model, was implemented with rotational domains of the minimum thicknesses of rotational domains (in this paper, 0.09R<sub>front</sub> and 0.06R<sub>rear</sub>, accordingly). This method predicts higher mechanical work for the turbine than the actual value by an interval of <10% in the same speed range as in the experiment. This is an acceptable deviation.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/14/5510two−stage wind turbinedual-stage wind turbinecomputational fluid dynamicssmall−scale horizontal wind turbine |
| spellingShingle | Dang Huy Le The Bao Nguyen Van Minh Ngo Experimental Performance of a Novel Dual−Stage Counter−Rotating Small Wind Turbine and Forming a Validatable CFD Computational Model Energies two−stage wind turbine dual-stage wind turbine computational fluid dynamics small−scale horizontal wind turbine |
| title | Experimental Performance of a Novel Dual−Stage Counter−Rotating Small Wind Turbine and Forming a Validatable CFD Computational Model |
| title_full | Experimental Performance of a Novel Dual−Stage Counter−Rotating Small Wind Turbine and Forming a Validatable CFD Computational Model |
| title_fullStr | Experimental Performance of a Novel Dual−Stage Counter−Rotating Small Wind Turbine and Forming a Validatable CFD Computational Model |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experimental Performance of a Novel Dual−Stage Counter−Rotating Small Wind Turbine and Forming a Validatable CFD Computational Model |
| title_short | Experimental Performance of a Novel Dual−Stage Counter−Rotating Small Wind Turbine and Forming a Validatable CFD Computational Model |
| title_sort | experimental performance of a novel dual stage counter rotating small wind turbine and forming a validatable cfd computational model |
| topic | two−stage wind turbine dual-stage wind turbine computational fluid dynamics small−scale horizontal wind turbine |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/14/5510 |
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