Simulations of fluid-structure interaction of a wind turbine

S. Zheng, L. P. Chua, Y. Zhao

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Abstract

The numerical simulations of fluid-structure interaction (FSI) of horizontal axis wind turbine in whole flow field are presented. The 5 kW wind turbine 3D model is designed according to blade element momentum (BEM) method. The simulations are carried out in Ansys using one way steady FSI by coupling CFX with Static Structure with total 7 × 106 tetrahedron unstructured meshes. The k-ω SST turbulent model is employed in CFX to precisely capture the flow field variation under different wind speeds. As wind speed increases from 7 to 16 m/s the power coefficient varies from 0.47 to 0.21 and the moment coefficient change from 4.3 × 10−2 to 8.2 × 10−2. The frequency of 1st flapwise will increase slightly as rpm goes up. The frequency of 1st edgewise is little higher than the 1st flapwise and not affected so much by the increasement of rotor rpm. Potential spots of resonance is near around rpm150.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFluid-Structure-Sound Interactions and Control - Proceedings of the 3rd Symposium on Fluid-Structure-Sound Interactions and Control
EditorsYu Zhou, A.D. Lucey , Yang Liu, Lixi Huang
PublisherSpringer Heidelberg
Pages407-413
Number of pages7
ISBN (Print)9783662488669
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes
Event3rd Symposium on Fluid-Structure-Sound Interactions and Control,FSSIC 2015 - Perth, Australia
Duration: Jul 5 2017Jul 9 2017

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
ISSN (Print)2195-4356
ISSN (Electronic)2195-4364

Other

Other3rd Symposium on Fluid-Structure-Sound Interactions and Control,FSSIC 2015
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CityPerth
Period7/5/177/9/17

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Automotive Engineering
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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