Parametric Studies for Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Simulations

Linda Gulbe; Normunds Jekabsons; Agris Traskovs

doi:10.2478/v10145-011-0003-5

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Parametric Studies for Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Simulations

Environmental and Climate Technologies

Volume 6 (2011): Issue -1 (June 2011)

By: Linda Gulbe, Normunds Jekabsons and Agris Traskovs

Open Access

|Jan 2012

Abstract

Efficiency of the vertical axis wind turbine depends on turbine design. Wind tunnel experiments, usually performed for evaluation of turbine design, are expensive in comparison with CFD simulations. Although purely numeric, CFD models critically depend on a large set of parameters, which varies from mesh size to numerical schemes and models of turbulence. The aim of the presented research is to evaluate the critical ranges of these parameters for a practically applicable turbine design.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10145-011-0003-5 | Journal eISSN: 2255-8837 | Journal ISSN: 1691-5208

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Language: English

Page range: 23 - 30

Published on: Jan 13, 2012

Published by: Riga Technical University

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: Volume open

Keywords:

convergence of the model,

mesh size,

models of turbulence,

numerical approximation schemes

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© 2012 Linda Gulbe, Normunds Jekabsons, Agris Traskovs, published by Riga Technical University
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License.

Volume 6 (2011): Issue -1 (June 2011)