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Estimation of wind turbine blade aerodynamic performances computed using different numerical approaches
Theoretical and applied mechanics, Tome 45 (2018) no. 1.

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Although much employed, wind energy systems still present an open, contemporary topic of many research studies. Special attention is given to precise aerodynamic modeling performed in the beginning since overall wind turbine performances directly depend on blade aerodynamic performances. Several models different in complexity and computational requirements are still widely used. Most common numerical approaches include: {i}) momentum balance models, {ii}) potential flow methods and {iii}) full computational fluid dynamics solutions. Short explanations, reviews and comparison of the existing computational concepts are presented in the paper. Simpler models are described and implemented while numerous numerical investigations of isolated horizontal-axis wind turbine rotor consisting of three blades have also been performed in ANSYS FLUENT 16.2. Flow field is modeled by Reynolds Averaged Navier--Stokes (RANS) equations closed by two different turbulence models. Results including global parameters such as thrust and power coefficients as well as local distributions along the blade obtained by different models are compared to available experimental data. Presented results include fluid flow visualizations in the form of velocity contours, sectional pressure distributions and values of power and thrust force coefficients for a range of operational regimes. Although obtained numerical results vary in accuracy, all presented numerical settings seem to slightly under- or over-estimate the global wind turbine parameters (power and thrust force coefficients). Turbulence can greatly affect the wind turbine aerodynamics and should be modeled with care.
Keywords: wind turbine, BEMT, vortex methods, turbulence, RANS 
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Jelena Svorcan; Ognjen Peković; Toni Ivanov. Estimation of wind turbine blade aerodynamic performances computed using different numerical approaches. Theoretical and applied mechanics, Tome 45 (2018) no. 1. http://geodesic.mathdoc.fr/item/TAM_2018_45_1_a4/