Computational fluid dynamics study of dusty air flow over NACA 63415 airfoil for wind turbine applications

Abstract

Gulf and South African countries have enormous potential for wind energy. However, the emergence of sand storms in this region postulates performance and reliability challenges on wind turbines. This study investigates the effects of debris flow on wind turbine blade performance. In this paper, two-dimensional incompressible Navier-Stokes equations and the transition SST turbulence model are used to analyze the aerodynamic performance of NACA 63415 airfoil under clean and sandy conditions. The numerical simulation of the airfoil under clean surface condition is performed at Reynolds number 460×103, and the numerical results have a good consistency with the experimental data. The Discrete Phase Model has been used to investigate the role sand particles play in the aerodynamic performance degradation. The pressure and lift coefficients of the airfoil have been computed under different sand particles flow rates. The performance of the airfoil under different angle of attacks has been studied. Results showed that the blade lift coefficient can deteriorate by 28% in conditions relevant to the Gulf and South African countries sand storms. As a result, the numerical simulation method has been verified to be economically available for accurate estimation of the sand particles effect on the wind turbine blades.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.11113/jt.v79.11877
Divisions: College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > School of Engineering and Technology > Mechanical, Biomedical & Design
College of Engineering & Physical Sciences
College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > Aston Institute of Materials Research (AIMR)
Additional Information: Copyright © 2012 Penerbit UTM Press, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Funder: Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport.
Uncontrolled Keywords: Blade aerodynamics,Multiphase flow,Sandy environment,Wind energy,Wind turbine,Engineering(all)
Publication ISSN: 0127-9696
Last Modified: 29 Jan 2024 08:13
Date Deposited: 08 Dec 2017 16:05
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PURE Output Type: Article
Published Date: 2017-08-17
Published Online Date: 2017-08-17
Accepted Date: 2017-08-17
Submitted Date: 2017-01-21
Authors: Zidane, Iham F.
Saqr, Khalid M.
Swadener, Greg (ORCID Profile 0000-0001-5493-3461)
Ma, Xianghong (ORCID Profile 0000-0003-4957-2942)
Shehadeh, Mohamed F.

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