Comparison of RANS CFD and lower-order aerodynamic models for 3D vertical axis wind turbines

Pierre-Luc Delafin; Takafumi Nishino; Lin Wang; Athanasios Kolios; Theodore Bird

Comparison of RANS CFD and lower-order aerodynamic models for 3D vertical axis wind turbines

Pierre-Luc Delafin
, Takafumi Nishino
, Lin Wang
, Athanasios Kolios
, Theodore Bird

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution book

Abstract

Aerodynamic models widely used for Vertical Axis Wind Turbine design (Double Multiple Streamtube and Vortex models) are compared with more time consuming Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations as well as with existing experimental data. Comparisons are made for the performance of the Sandia National Laboratories 17m Darrieus turbine, particularly its power, instantaneous torque and (only for the aerodynamic models and CFD) thrust force. The aim of the study is to assess the validity of each method. It is shown that the Double Multiple Streamtube model tends to overestimate torque amplitude and averaged power while RANS CFD gives fairly good predictions at all tip speed ratios tested. It is also shown that the vortex model provides intermediate results between the Double Multiple Streamtube model and CFD simulations.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	European Wind Energy Association Annual Conference and Exhibition 2015, EWEA 2015 - Scientific Proceedings
Publisher	European Wind Energy Association
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Electronic)	9782930670003
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2015
Externally published	Yes
Event	European Wind Energy Association Annual Conference and Exhibition 2015, EWEA 2015 - Paris, France Duration: 17 Nov 2015 → 20 Nov 2015

Conference

Conference	European Wind Energy Association Annual Conference and Exhibition 2015, EWEA 2015
Country/Territory	France
City	Paris
Period	17/11/15 → 20/11/15

Funding

This project has been funded by Aerogenerator Project Limited with the support of the UK Government’s Department of Energy & Climate Change.

Keywords

CFD
DMST
instantaneous torque
thrust
vertical axis wind turbine
vortex model

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Delafin, P-L, Nishino, T, Wang, L, Kolios, A & Bird, T 2015, Comparison of RANS CFD and lower-order aerodynamic models for 3D vertical axis wind turbines. in European Wind Energy Association Annual Conference and Exhibition 2015, EWEA 2015 - Scientific Proceedings. European Wind Energy Association, European Wind Energy Association Annual Conference and Exhibition 2015, EWEA 2015, Paris, France, 17/11/15.

Comparison of RANS CFD and lower-order aerodynamic models for 3D vertical axis wind turbines. / Delafin, Pierre-Luc; Nishino, Takafumi; Wang, Lin et al.
European Wind Energy Association Annual Conference and Exhibition 2015, EWEA 2015 - Scientific Proceedings. European Wind Energy Association, 2015.

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