Wind tunnel tests on a wind turbine with contractor and diffuser arrangement

J.E. Fletcher; F. Wang; l. Bai; J. Whiteford; D. Cullen

Wind tunnel tests on a wind turbine with contractor and diffuser arrangement

J.E. Fletcher, F. Wang, l. Bai, J. Whiteford, D. Cullen

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Abstract

This article illustrates the improved wind energy capture of a standard small-scale wind turbine with a novel contractor and diffuser. The contractor and diffuser arrangement is used to accelerate the air-flow across the turbine's blade system and has been optimised using computational fluid dynamics. The results obtained from wind tunnel experiments show a 43% increase in power output for the same incident wind speed if the contractor and diffuser arrangement is used. These results confirm data predicted through computational fluid dynamics. It is illustrated that CFD offers a virtual wind tunnel for aerodynamic optimization.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	POWERENG2007
Subtitle of host publication	International conference on power engineering - energy and electrical drives proceedings, volumes 1 & 2
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	IEEE
ISBN (Print)	9781424408948
Publication status	Published - 2007
Event	1st International Conference on Power Engineering, Energy and Electrical Drives - Setubal, Portugal Duration: 12 Apr 2007 → 14 Apr 2007

Conference

Conference	1st International Conference on Power Engineering, Energy and Electrical Drives
Abbreviated title	POWERENG 2007
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Setubal
Period	12/04/07 → 14/04/07

Keywords

wind tunnel tests
wind turbine
contractor
diffuser arrangement

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Fletcher, JE, Wang, F, Bai, L, Whiteford, J & Cullen, D 2007, Wind tunnel tests on a wind turbine with contractor and diffuser arrangement. in POWERENG2007: International conference on power engineering - energy and electrical drives proceedings, volumes 1 & 2. IEEE, New York, 1st International Conference on Power Engineering, Energy and Electrical Drives, Setubal, Portugal, 12/04/07.

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