Rotor scaling methodologies for small scale testing of floating wind turbine systems
Two scaling methodologies are presented to address the dissimilitude normally experienced when attempting to measure global aerodynamic loads on a small scale wind turbine rotor from a full scale reference. The first, termed direct aerofoil replacement (DAR), redesigns the profile of the blade using...
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ftustrathclyde:oai:strathprints.strath.ac.uk:54997 2024-04-28T08:04:39+00:00 Rotor scaling methodologies for small scale testing of floating wind turbine systems Martin, Steven Day, Sandy Gilmour, Conor B. 2015 https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/54997/ https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2015-41599 unknown American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Martin, Steven <https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/view/author/521583.html> and Day, Sandy <https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/view/author/22042.html> and Gilmour, Conor B. <https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/view/author/930126.html>; (2015 <https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/view/year/2015.html>) Rotor scaling methodologies for small scale testing of floating wind turbine systems. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering - OMAE. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), CAN. ISBN 9780791856574 <https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/view/isbn/9780791856574.html> Naval architecture. Shipbuilding. Marine engineering Environmental engineering Hydraulic engineering. Ocean engineering Book Section NonPeerReviewed 2015 ftustrathclyde https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2015-41599 2024-04-10T01:05:08Z Two scaling methodologies are presented to address the dissimilitude normally experienced when attempting to measure global aerodynamic loads on a small scale wind turbine rotor from a full scale reference. The first, termed direct aerofoil replacement (DAR), redesigns the profile of the blade using a multipoint aerofoil optimisation algorithm, which couples a genetic algorithm (GA) and XFOIL, such that the local non-dimensional lift force is similar to the full scale. Correcting for the reduced Reynolds number in this manner allows for the non-dimensional chord and twist distributions to be maintained at small scale increasing the similitude of the unsteady aerodynamic response; an inherent consideration in the study of the aerodynamic response of floating wind turbine rotors. The second, the geometrically free rotor design (GFRD) methodology, which utilises the Python based multi-objective GA DEAP and blade-element momentum (BEM) code CCBlade, results in a more simplistic but less accurate design. Numerical simulations of two rotors, produced using the defined scaling methodologies, show an excellent level of similarity of the thrust and reasonably good torque matching for the DAR rotor to the full scale reference. The GFRD rotor design is more simplistic, and hence more readily manufacturable, than the DAR, however the aerodynamic performance match to the full scale turbine is relatively poor. Book Part Arctic University of Strathclyde Glasgow: Strathprints Volume 9: Ocean Renewable Energy |
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Two scaling methodologies are presented to address the dissimilitude normally experienced when attempting to measure global aerodynamic loads on a small scale wind turbine rotor from a full scale reference. The first, termed direct aerofoil replacement (DAR), redesigns the profile of the blade using a multipoint aerofoil optimisation algorithm, which couples a genetic algorithm (GA) and XFOIL, such that the local non-dimensional lift force is similar to the full scale. Correcting for the reduced Reynolds number in this manner allows for the non-dimensional chord and twist distributions to be maintained at small scale increasing the similitude of the unsteady aerodynamic response; an inherent consideration in the study of the aerodynamic response of floating wind turbine rotors. The second, the geometrically free rotor design (GFRD) methodology, which utilises the Python based multi-objective GA DEAP and blade-element momentum (BEM) code CCBlade, results in a more simplistic but less accurate design. Numerical simulations of two rotors, produced using the defined scaling methodologies, show an excellent level of similarity of the thrust and reasonably good torque matching for the DAR rotor to the full scale reference. The GFRD rotor design is more simplistic, and hence more readily manufacturable, than the DAR, however the aerodynamic performance match to the full scale turbine is relatively poor. |
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Rotor scaling methodologies for small scale testing of floating wind turbine systems |
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Rotor scaling methodologies for small scale testing of floating wind turbine systems |
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Rotor scaling methodologies for small scale testing of floating wind turbine systems |
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Rotor scaling methodologies for small scale testing of floating wind turbine systems |
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Rotor scaling methodologies for small scale testing of floating wind turbine systems |
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rotor scaling methodologies for small scale testing of floating wind turbine systems |
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Martin, Steven <https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/view/author/521583.html> and Day, Sandy <https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/view/author/22042.html> and Gilmour, Conor B. <https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/view/author/930126.html>; (2015 <https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/view/year/2015.html>) Rotor scaling methodologies for small scale testing of floating wind turbine systems. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering - OMAE. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), CAN. ISBN 9780791856574 <https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/view/isbn/9780791856574.html> |
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