An experimental investigation on the effect of surface roughness on the performance of Magnus wind turbine
Wind turbine that used airfoil-shaped blades cannot harvest wind energy at low speed wind condition efficiently. A wind turbine that used Magnus effect is proposed to overcome the wind speed problem. Magnus wind turbine (MWT) performance can be further enhanced by using sanded surface on the rotatin...
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| author | Marzuki, Omar Faruqi Mohd Rafie, Azmin Shakrine Romli, Fairuz Izzudin Ahmad, Kamarul Arifin |
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| description | Wind turbine that used airfoil-shaped blades cannot harvest wind energy at low speed wind condition efficiently. A wind turbine that used Magnus effect is proposed to overcome the wind speed problem. Magnus wind turbine (MWT) performance can be further enhanced by using sanded surface on the rotating cylinder blades but the surface roughness effect on MWT are not yet fully explored. Experimental approach by wind tunnel is conducted in order to understand the effect of surface roughness. Blades rotation speed and wind speed are the controlled variables. Meanwhile, torque, torque coefficient and tip speed ratio are the measured variables. The experiment shows that sanded surface roughness can significantly increase the MWT performance up to four times based on torque production in comparison with the smooth surface. In conclusion, the results proved that surface roughness can be used to improve MWT. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-437202016-11-14T09:19:08Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43720/ An experimental investigation on the effect of surface roughness on the performance of Magnus wind turbine Marzuki, Omar Faruqi Mohd Rafie, Azmin Shakrine Romli, Fairuz Izzudin Ahmad, Kamarul Arifin Wind turbine that used airfoil-shaped blades cannot harvest wind energy at low speed wind condition efficiently. A wind turbine that used Magnus effect is proposed to overcome the wind speed problem. Magnus wind turbine (MWT) performance can be further enhanced by using sanded surface on the rotating cylinder blades but the surface roughness effect on MWT are not yet fully explored. Experimental approach by wind tunnel is conducted in order to understand the effect of surface roughness. Blades rotation speed and wind speed are the controlled variables. Meanwhile, torque, torque coefficient and tip speed ratio are the measured variables. The experiment shows that sanded surface roughness can significantly increase the MWT performance up to four times based on torque production in comparison with the smooth surface. In conclusion, the results proved that surface roughness can be used to improve MWT. Asian Research Publishing Network 2015-11 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43720/1/An%20experimental%20investigation%20on%20the%20effect%20of%20surface%20roughness%20on%20the%20performance%20of%20magnus%20wind%20turbine.pdf Marzuki, Omar Faruqi and Mohd Rafie, Azmin Shakrine and Romli, Fairuz Izzudin and Ahmad, Kamarul Arifin (2015) An experimental investigation on the effect of surface roughness on the performance of Magnus wind turbine. ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 10 (20). pp. 9725-9729. ISSN 1819-6608 http://www.arpnjournals.org/jeas/research_papers/rp_2015/jeas_1115_2929.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Marzuki, Omar Faruqi Mohd Rafie, Azmin Shakrine Romli, Fairuz Izzudin Ahmad, Kamarul Arifin An experimental investigation on the effect of surface roughness on the performance of Magnus wind turbine |
| title | An experimental investigation on the effect of surface roughness on the performance of Magnus wind turbine |
| title_full | An experimental investigation on the effect of surface roughness on the performance of Magnus wind turbine |
| title_fullStr | An experimental investigation on the effect of surface roughness on the performance of Magnus wind turbine |
| title_full_unstemmed | An experimental investigation on the effect of surface roughness on the performance of Magnus wind turbine |
| title_short | An experimental investigation on the effect of surface roughness on the performance of Magnus wind turbine |
| title_sort | experimental investigation on the effect of surface roughness on the performance of magnus wind turbine |
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