Aerodynamic Performance Modeling and Optimization of Small Scale Wind Turbine Rotors

DOI

10.2991/msam-15.2015.43How to use a DOI?

Keywords

wind energy; rotor aerodynamics; power coefficient

Abstract

This paper presents aerodynamic performance modeling and optimization of small scale wind turbine rotors for off-grid electricity generation applications targeting local manufacturing through simplification of blade geometry with constant chord and linear twist. The classical momentum theory and blade element theory are used to derive the governing equations, which are solved through an iterative procedure and search method for optimization. The results show that the aerodynamic performances of the simplified rotor designs are quite satisfactory, thus enhancing potential for local manufacture.

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© 2015, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Athwel Gamarallage
AU  - Thusitha Sugathapala
PY  - 2015/08
DA  - 2015/08
TI  - Aerodynamic Performance Modeling and Optimization of Small Scale Wind Turbine Rotors
BT  - Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Modeling, Simulation and Applied Mathematics
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 188
EP  - 192
SN  - 1951-6851
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/msam-15.2015.43
DO  - 10.2991/msam-15.2015.43
ID  - Gamarallage2015/08
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