Analysis of Aerodynamic Characteristics of Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) Based on Modified Double Multiple Stream Tube Model

Authors

  • Zhicheng Wang 1School of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, East China University of Technology, Nanchang Jiangxi 330013, China 2Jiangxi Engineering Research Center for New Energy Technology and Equipment, Nanchang Jiangxi 330013, China
  • Jie Zhao School of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, East China University of Technology, Nanchang Jiangxi 330013, China
  • Md Rayhan Tanvir Jiangxi Engineering Research Center for New Energy Technology and Equipment, Nanchang Jiangxi 330013, China
  • Jiexian Mao School of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, East China University of Technology, Nanchang Jiangxi 330013, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13052/ejcm2642-2085.30467

Keywords:

Vertical Axis Wind Turbine, VAWT, Theoretical model, Aerodynamic characteristics, Power coefficient

Abstract

To further improvement of the aerodynamic performance simulation model accuracy of Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT), based on the traditional double multi-flow tube theoretical model, the aerodynamic parameters of the airfoil before and after stall are modified by the Lanchester method. Prand model is used to modify the aspect ratio of the airfoil under the condition of the small angle of attack before stall. Viterna Corrigan model is used to modify the aspect ratio, lift and drag coefficients of the airfoil under the stall. And a relaxation factor is introduced to correct the induction factor, also to improve the iterative non-convergence of the simulation under the condition of large tip speed ratio. The simulation results match the experimental data very well. Based on this new aerodynamic performance analysis method, the influence of blade tip speed ratio, blade number, blade chord length, rotor radius, and incoming wind speed on power coefficient and tangential force coefficient is studied, which can provide a reference for the design of aerodynamic performance parameters of the wind turbine.

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Author Biographies

Zhicheng Wang, 1School of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, East China University of Technology, Nanchang Jiangxi 330013, China 2Jiangxi Engineering Research Center for New Energy Technology and Equipment, Nanchang Jiangxi 330013, China

Zhicheng Wang is a doctor of China Academy of Space Technology. He is a supervisor of master degree, and he has got a visiting scholar of Florida Institute of Technology. His research areas are: mechatronics engineering, New Energy Science and technology. Over the past five years, he has presided over and participated in more than 10 scientific research projects at the national level, provincial and ministerial levels, obtained more than 60 items of various intellectual property rights such as patents and soft works. Based on the transformation and application of scientific research achievements, “Electrostatic atomization series”, “Air energy series”, “Solar energy series” equipment and cloud intelligent management platform have been developed with independent intellectual property rights, and extended to countries and regions along the Belt and Road Initiatives.

Jie Zhao, School of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, East China University of Technology, Nanchang Jiangxi 330013, China

Jie Zhao is a lecturer at the electronic engineering of the east China University of Technology. She is mainly engaged in research in the fields of new energy technology application and mechanical engineering. She participate in 4 national, provincial and ministerial-level research projects and has got patents, soft written and other types of intellectual property rights more than 20.

Md Rayhan Tanvir, Jiangxi Engineering Research Center for New Energy Technology and Equipment, Nanchang Jiangxi 330013, China

Md Rayhan Tanvir completed his Master degree in 2016. He studied in Electrical Engineering with a major on Power Systems. During his study, he has done a project on renewable energy control systems and involved in several projects afterwards when he started his career in East China University of Technology as a lecturer. His is deeply focused on improving power electronics devices & efficient controls in renewable power systems.

Jiexian Mao, School of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, East China University of Technology, Nanchang Jiangxi 330013, China

Jiexian Mao received his master’s degree in 2017. He studied in the field of new energy science and technology. During the study, he participated in 2 research projects at provincial and ministerial level, got 2 intellectual property rights such as patent and soft book, and got 2 awards in competitions above provincial level.

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Published

2022-01-22

How to Cite

Wang, Z. ., Zhao, J. ., Tanvir, M. R. ., & Mao, J. . (2022). Analysis of Aerodynamic Characteristics of Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) Based on Modified Double Multiple Stream Tube Model. European Journal of Computational Mechanics, 30(4-6), 453–480. https://doi.org/10.13052/ejcm2642-2085.30467

Issue

2021: Vol 30 Iss 4-6

Section

Data-Driven Modeling and Simulation – Theory, Methods & Applications