Optimal Design of Novel Blade Profile for Savonius Wind Turbines
Since the affirming of global warming, most wind energy projects have focused on the large-scale Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines (HAWTs). In recent years, the fast-growing wind energy sector and the demand for smarter grids have led to the use of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWTs) for decentralized e...
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| author | Tai-Lin Chang Shun-Feng Tsai Chun-Lung Chen |
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| description | Since the affirming of global warming, most wind energy projects have focused on the large-scale Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines (HAWTs). In recent years, the fast-growing wind energy sector and the demand for smarter grids have led to the use of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWTs) for decentralized energy generation systems, both in urban and remote rural areas. The goals of this study are to improve the Savonius-type VAWT’s efficiency and oscillation. The main concept is to redesign a Novel Blade profile using the Taguchi Robust Design Method and the ANSYS-Fluent simulation package. The convex contour of the blade faces against the wind, creating sufficient lift force and minimizing drag force; the concave contour faces up to the wind, improving or maintaining the drag force. The result is that the Novel Blade improves blade performance by 65% over the Savonius type at the best angular position. In addition, it decreases the oscillation and noise accordingly. This study achieved its two goals. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f5f08ab25d7f48f6a01e689b098bfbc32023-11-21T23:48:44ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732021-06-011412348410.3390/en14123484Optimal Design of Novel Blade Profile for Savonius Wind TurbinesTai-Lin Chang0Shun-Feng Tsai1Chun-Lung Chen2The Department of Marine Engineering, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung City 202301, TaiwanThe Department of Marine Engineering, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung City 202301, TaiwanThe Department of Marine Engineering, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung City 202301, TaiwanSince the affirming of global warming, most wind energy projects have focused on the large-scale Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines (HAWTs). In recent years, the fast-growing wind energy sector and the demand for smarter grids have led to the use of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWTs) for decentralized energy generation systems, both in urban and remote rural areas. The goals of this study are to improve the Savonius-type VAWT’s efficiency and oscillation. The main concept is to redesign a Novel Blade profile using the Taguchi Robust Design Method and the ANSYS-Fluent simulation package. The convex contour of the blade faces against the wind, creating sufficient lift force and minimizing drag force; the concave contour faces up to the wind, improving or maintaining the drag force. The result is that the Novel Blade improves blade performance by 65% over the Savonius type at the best angular position. In addition, it decreases the oscillation and noise accordingly. This study achieved its two goals.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/12/3484renewable energygreen energyvertical axis wind turbine (VAWT)Savonius wind turbineswind bladeTaguchi Method |
| spellingShingle | Tai-Lin Chang Shun-Feng Tsai Chun-Lung Chen Optimal Design of Novel Blade Profile for Savonius Wind Turbines Energies renewable energy green energy vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) Savonius wind turbines wind blade Taguchi Method |
| title | Optimal Design of Novel Blade Profile for Savonius Wind Turbines |
| title_full | Optimal Design of Novel Blade Profile for Savonius Wind Turbines |
| title_fullStr | Optimal Design of Novel Blade Profile for Savonius Wind Turbines |
| title_full_unstemmed | Optimal Design of Novel Blade Profile for Savonius Wind Turbines |
| title_short | Optimal Design of Novel Blade Profile for Savonius Wind Turbines |
| title_sort | optimal design of novel blade profile for savonius wind turbines |
| topic | renewable energy green energy vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) Savonius wind turbines wind blade Taguchi Method |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/12/3484 |
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