WSEAS Transactions on Fluid Mechanics
Print ISSN: 1790-5087, E-ISSN: 2224-347X
Volume 19, 2024
Wind Velocity Effect on the Aerodynamic and Acoustic Behavior of a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine
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Abstract: In this work we present a numerical study on the effect of wind velocity on the aerodynamic and acoustic behavior of a Savonius-type vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT). The study focuses on the prediction of the torque coefficient for different flow velocities and rotational velocities of the wind turbine. We also present the triggering of the wake zone near the wind turbine blades to see the dynamic effect on the behavior of the wind turbine. The study of the numerical simulation is carried out using a fluent CFD calculation code using the finite volume method for the discretization of the differential equations. The equations governing the flow are solved by the SIMPLE algorithm using two K-epsilon turbulence models.
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Keywords: Wind turbine, Savonius turbine, Aerodynamics wind turbine, wind turbine sound, vertical axis turbine, Aero-acoustic
Pages: 166-174
DOI: 10.37394/232013.2024.19.17