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Conference Paper: Parametric study of a fan-bladed micro-wind turbine

TitleParametric study of a fan-bladed micro-wind turbine
Authors
KeywordsAerodynamics
Angular velocity
Solidity
Starting torque
Wind turbine blade
Issue Date2011
PublisherProfessional Engineering Publishing Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://journals.pepublishing.com/link.asp?id=119773
Citation
Proceedings Of The Institution Of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal Of Power And Energy, 2011, v. 225 n. 8, p. 1120-1131 How to Cite?
AbstractThe present paper investigates the performance of a special micro-wind turbine designed to capture wind energy in rural as well as urban environments. Different from traditional kilo- to megawatt size wind turbines which can be connected directly to the grid, the microwind turbine system is flexible in size and linked with small generators that generate electric power at the site of installation for easy applications. The main advantage of this micro-wind turbine, apart from its low cost, is that it can be propelled by a wind speed as low as 2 m/s. To extract more wind energy, several such micro-wind turbines can be connected together by their external gears into an array to increase their swept areas and hence power. In the study, the performance of a single micro-wind turbine was simulated using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and validated through physical experiments. The experimental results on angular velocity and power developed showed a good agreement with those predicted by the CFD simulation. The validated computer model was then used for a parametric study of the wind turbine with varying blade subtend angles and number of blades, both of which affect the torque acting on the wind turbine and the power performance. The design of the wind turbine blade was optimized through the CFD simulation. This paper considers mainly the aerodynamic performance of a single turbine and issues relating to its practical deployment are not dealt with. © 2011 Authors.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/159048
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2023 Impact Factor: 1.2
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.368
ISI Accession Number ID
Funding AgencyGrant Number
Initiative of Clean Energy and Environment (ICEE) of University of Hong Kong
Funding Information:

This work was supported by the Initiative of Clean Energy and Environment (ICEE) of the University of Hong Kong.

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dc.contributor.authorDeng, Yen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLeung, MKHen_HK
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dc.date.issued2011en_HK
dc.identifier.citationProceedings Of The Institution Of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal Of Power And Energy, 2011, v. 225 n. 8, p. 1120-1131en_US
dc.identifier.issn0957-6509en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/159048-
dc.description.abstractThe present paper investigates the performance of a special micro-wind turbine designed to capture wind energy in rural as well as urban environments. Different from traditional kilo- to megawatt size wind turbines which can be connected directly to the grid, the microwind turbine system is flexible in size and linked with small generators that generate electric power at the site of installation for easy applications. The main advantage of this micro-wind turbine, apart from its low cost, is that it can be propelled by a wind speed as low as 2 m/s. To extract more wind energy, several such micro-wind turbines can be connected together by their external gears into an array to increase their swept areas and hence power. In the study, the performance of a single micro-wind turbine was simulated using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and validated through physical experiments. The experimental results on angular velocity and power developed showed a good agreement with those predicted by the CFD simulation. The validated computer model was then used for a parametric study of the wind turbine with varying blade subtend angles and number of blades, both of which affect the torque acting on the wind turbine and the power performance. The design of the wind turbine blade was optimized through the CFD simulation. This paper considers mainly the aerodynamic performance of a single turbine and issues relating to its practical deployment are not dealt with. © 2011 Authors.en_HK
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherProfessional Engineering Publishing Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://journals.pepublishing.com/link.asp?id=119773en_HK
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energyen_HK
dc.subjectAerodynamicsen_HK
dc.subjectAngular velocityen_HK
dc.subjectSolidityen_HK
dc.subjectStarting torqueen_HK
dc.subjectWind turbine bladeen_HK
dc.titleParametric study of a fan-bladed micro-wind turbineen_HK
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