Influence of the downstream blade sweep on cross-flow turbine performance
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| author | Snortland, Abigale Hunt, Aidan Williams, Owen Polagye, Brian |
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| contents | Cross-flow turbine (known as vertical-axis wind turbines or ``VAWTs'' in wind) blades encounter a relatively undisturbed inflow for the first half of each rotational cycle (``upstream sweep'') and then pass through their own wake for the latter half (``downstream sweep''). While most research on cross-flow turbine optimization focuses on the power-generating upstream sweep, we use single-bladed turbine experiments to show that the downstream sweep strongly affects time-averaged performance. We find that power generation from the upstream sweep continues to increase beyond the optimal tip-speed ratio. In contrast, the downstream sweep consumes power beyond the optimal tip-speed ratio due to unfavorable lift and drag directions relative to rotation and a potentially detrimental pitching moment arising from rotation-induced virtual camber. Downstream power degradation increases faster than upstream power generation, such that downstream sweep performance determines the optimal tip-speed ratio. In addition to performance measurements, particle image velocimetry data is obtained inside the turbine swept area at three tip-speed ratios. This illuminates the mechanisms underpinning the observed performance degradation in the downstream sweep and motivates an analytical model for a limiting case with high induction. Performance results are shown to be consistent across 55 unique combinations of chord-to-radius ratio, preset pitch angle, and Reynolds number, underscoring the general significance of the downstream sweep. |
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| spellingShingle | Influence of the downstream blade sweep on cross-flow turbine performance Snortland, Abigale Hunt, Aidan Williams, Owen Polagye, Brian Fluid Dynamics Cross-flow turbine (known as vertical-axis wind turbines or ``VAWTs'' in wind) blades encounter a relatively undisturbed inflow for the first half of each rotational cycle (``upstream sweep'') and then pass through their own wake for the latter half (``downstream sweep''). While most research on cross-flow turbine optimization focuses on the power-generating upstream sweep, we use single-bladed turbine experiments to show that the downstream sweep strongly affects time-averaged performance. We find that power generation from the upstream sweep continues to increase beyond the optimal tip-speed ratio. In contrast, the downstream sweep consumes power beyond the optimal tip-speed ratio due to unfavorable lift and drag directions relative to rotation and a potentially detrimental pitching moment arising from rotation-induced virtual camber. Downstream power degradation increases faster than upstream power generation, such that downstream sweep performance determines the optimal tip-speed ratio. In addition to performance measurements, particle image velocimetry data is obtained inside the turbine swept area at three tip-speed ratios. This illuminates the mechanisms underpinning the observed performance degradation in the downstream sweep and motivates an analytical model for a limiting case with high induction. Performance results are shown to be consistent across 55 unique combinations of chord-to-radius ratio, preset pitch angle, and Reynolds number, underscoring the general significance of the downstream sweep. |
| title | Influence of the downstream blade sweep on cross-flow turbine performance |
| topic | Fluid Dynamics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.19072 |