Scaling of wind turbine aerodynamics: wind tunnel experiments

0523964 - ÚTAM 2021 RIV FR eng C - Conference Paper (international conference)
Macháček, Michael - Pospíšil, Stanislav - Kozmar, H.
Scaling of wind turbine aerodynamics: wind tunnel experiments.
MATEC Web of Conferences. Vol. 313. Paris: EDP Sciences, 2020 - (Melcer, J.; Kotrasová, K.; Major, I.; Benin, A.), č. článku 00053. E-ISSN 2261-236X.
[DYN-WIND 2020. Dynamics of Civil Engineering and Transport Structures and Wind Engineering –. Vyhne (SK), 24.05.2020-28.05.2020]
Institutional support: RVO:68378297
Keywords : wind turbine model * Reynolds number * aerodynamic loads
OECD category: Construction engineering, Municipal and structural engineering
https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202031300053

A small-scale wind turbine model was designed and manufactured to study its aerodynamic thrust force and the harvested flow energy. To provide a good understanding of the aerodynamics of the small-scale wind turbine at the low Reynolds number, the performance of three different types of blade airfoils was studied. The main motivation for the design of a new miniature wind turbine model was to achieve realistic values of the thrust force and the power coefficient on the model scale. A new blade profile with a thickness of 10% was designed and employed to reach the high tip-speed ratio, which is characteristic of contemporary wind turbines.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0308276