VORTEX METHOD APPLICATION FOR AERODYNAMIC LOADS ON ROTOR BLADES

摘要: Today, wind power is one of the most reliable new energy source serving as an alternative to fossil-fuel generated electricity and known widely-distributed clean renewable source. It now world’s fastest growing has also become rapidly expanding industries. The aerodynamics a turbine are governed by flow around rotor where prediction air loads on blades in different operational conditions its relation structural dynamics crucial for design purposes. Therefore, important challenges predict forces blade accurately wake modeled approaches such Blade Element Momentum (BEM) theory, vortex method Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). In this paper, application aerodynamic performance used. Different models lifting line surface with prescribed model studied. main purpose find proper combination influencing well computational time efficiency. results compared GENUVP code. (See acknowledgements)