Computational Fluid Dynamics Prediction of a Modified Savonius Wind Turbine with Novel Blade Shapes

Tian, Wenlong; Song, Baowei; VanZwieten, James H.; Pyakurel, Parakram

doi:10.3390/en8087915

Computational Fluid Dynamics Prediction of a Modified Savonius Wind Turbine with Novel Blade Shapes

Journal Article · Thu Jul 30 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Energies

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/en8087915· OSTI ID:1986597

Tian, Wenlong ^[1]; Song, Baowei ^[2]; VanZwieten, James H. ^[3]; Pyakurel, Parakram ^[3]

Northwestern Polytechnical Univ., Xi'an, Shaanxi (China); Florida Atlantic Univ., Boca Raton, FL (United States); Florida Atlantic University
Northwestern Polytechnical Univ., Xi'an, Shaanxi (China)
Florida Atlantic Univ., Boca Raton, FL (United States)

The Savonius wind turbine is a type of vertical axis wind turbine (VAWTs) that is simply composed of two or three arc-type blades which can generate power even under poor wind conditions. A modified Savonius wind turbine with novel blade shapes is introduced with the aim of increasing the power coefficient of the turbine. The effect of blade fullness, which is a main shape parameter of the blade, on the power production of a two-bladed Savonius wind turbine is investigated using transient computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Simulations are based on the Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations with a renormalization group turbulent model. This numerical method is validated with existing experimental data and then utilized to quantify the performance of design variants. Results quantify the relationship between blade fullness and turbine performance with a blade fullness of 1 resulting in the highest coefficient of power, 0.2573. This power coefficient is 10.98% higher than a conventional Savonius turbine.

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Research Organization:: Florida Atlantic Univ., Boca Raton, FL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation of China (NSF); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Water Power Technologies Office

Grant/Contract Number:: EE0004200

OSTI ID:: 1986597

Journal Information:: Energies, Journal Name: Energies Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 8; ISSN 1996-1073

Publisher:: MDPICopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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