Numerical and Experimental Analysis on Airfoil for Micro-Scale Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine

Numerical and Experimental Analysis on Airfoil for Micro-Scale Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine
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Volume-71 Issue-8
Year of Publication : 2023
Author : Sanket S. Unde, D. B. Jadhav, Akshay A. Harale, Yuvraj V. Thorat
DOI : 10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V71I8P205

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Sanket S. Unde, D. B. Jadhav, Akshay A. Harale, Yuvraj V. Thorat, "Numerical and Experimental Analysis on Airfoil for Micro-Scale Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine," International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology, vol. 71, no. 8, pp. 48-65, 2023. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V71I8P205

Abstract
Objective: Most researchers worldwide have studied large and medium-scale wind turbines. Small and micro-scale wind turbine research has been explored for various applications. The present study emphasizes the development of a blade profile for micro-scale wind turbines. Methods: A new airfoil was designed for horizontal axis microscale wind turbines using Q-Blade simulation software. An airfoil three-dimensional model was developed in solid works. Ansys Fluent was used to perform CFD simulations of two and three-dimensional models of airfoils having an angle of attack (AoA) ‘α’ in the 00 to 150 range. Findings: Simulation results obtained through CFD and Q-Blade were compared with wind tunnel experimental results. Q-Blade, CFD simulation, and experimental wind tunnel results reveal that with the increase in AoA up to 50, the lift-to-drag coefficient (Cl/Cd) increases, and after that, it drops down. Novelty: Q-Blade and CFD simulation have the potential to minimize the dependency of the researchers on experimentation.

Keywords
Lift coefficient (Cl), Drag coefficient (Cd), Wind turbine, Airfoil, Micro-scale, Horizontal axis, Angle of attack (AoA) ‘α’.

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