Hydrodynamic performance of vertical axis hydrokinetic turbine based on Taguchi method

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Ma ◽  
Yuanyao Zhu ◽  
Aiming Zhang ◽  
Chao Hu ◽  
Sen Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Taguchi Method ◽  
Vertical Axis ◽  
Hydrodynamic Performance ◽  
Hydrokinetic Turbine

Mean Wave Drift Force on a Barge-Type Floating Wind Turbine With Moonpools

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Tan ◽  
Tomoki Ikoma ◽  
Yasuhiro Aida ◽  
Koichi Masuda
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Vertical Axis ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Hydrodynamic Performance ◽  
Vertical Axis Wind Turbine ◽  
Rotating Speed ◽  
Wave Drift ◽  
Floating Offshore Wind Turbines ◽  
Drift Force ◽  
Gyroscopic Effects

Abstract The barge-type foundation with moonpool(s) is a promising type of platform for floating offshore wind turbines, since the moonpool(s) could improve the hydrodynamic performance at particular frequencies and reduce the costs of construction. In this paper, the horizontal mean drift force and yaw drift moment of a barge-type platform with four moonpools are numerically and experimentally investigated. Physical model tests are carried out in a wave tank, where a 2MW vertical-axis wind turbine is modelled in the 1:100 scale. By varying the rotating speed of the turbine and the mass of the blades, the gyroscopic effects due to turbine rotations on the mean drift forces are experimentally examined. The wave diffraction and radiation code WAMIT is used to carry out numerical analysis of wave drift force and moment. The experimental results indicate that the influence of the rotations of a vertical-axis wind turbine on the sway drift force is generally not very significant. The predictions by WAMIT are in reasonable agreement with the measured data. Numerical results demonstrate that the horizontal mean drift force and yaw drift moment at certain frequencies could be reduced by moonpool(s).

Implementation of a Coreless Axial-Flux PM Generator for Vertical-Axial Wind Turbine

2013 ◽  
Vol 694-697 ◽  
pp. 3273-3278
Author(s):  
Zwe Lee Gaing ◽  
Guan Jie Wnag ◽  
Jui An Chiang
Keyword(s):  
Taguchi Method ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Fuzzy Inference ◽  
Vertical Axis ◽  
Geometric Parameters ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Direct Drive ◽  
Induced Voltage ◽  
Vertical Axis Wind Turbine ◽  
Axial Flux

In this paper, a rigorous and efficient approach, using the fuzzy-Inference Taguchi method with the multiple performance characteristics index (MPCI), is employed for obtaining the rigorous design of a small-scale direct-drive coreless axial-flux permanent-magnet (AFPM) generator for a vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT) with both larger induced voltage and higher efficiency. The proposed method first establishes the orthogonal array (OA) recommended by the Taguchi method, then multiple targets are coordinated by the fuzzy inference mechanism to obtain a better combination of geometric parameters for achieving multiple quality targets. The three-dimensional (3-D) electromagnetic finite element method (FEM) is used as the tool for analyzing the performance of the coreless AFPM generator. The results have shown the proposed method can obtain the suitable generators geometric parameters for enhancing the induced voltage of the generator while keeping efficiency as high as possible under the rated speed.

scholarly journals Site Test Performance and Numerical Study of Vertical Axis Hydrokinetic Turbine Straight Blade Cascaded (VAHT–SBC)

2021 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 210102
Author(s):  
Ridho Hantoro ◽  
Sarwono Sarwono ◽  
Fernando Parsaulian Panjaitan ◽  
Erna Septyaningrum ◽  
Nuril Hidayati
Keyword(s):  
Test Performance ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Vertical Axis ◽  
Straight Blade ◽  
Hydrokinetic Turbine ◽  
Site Test

6-DOF Numerical Simulation of the Vertical-Axis Water Turbine

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Wang ◽  
Xianwu Luo ◽  
Baotang Zhuang ◽  
Weiping Yu ◽  
Hongyuan Xu
Keyword(s):  
Vertical Axis ◽  
Hydrodynamic Performance ◽  
Power Coefficient ◽  
Speed Ratio ◽  
Test Model ◽  
Tip Speed Ratio ◽  
Water Turbine ◽  
Tidal Stream ◽  
Static Head ◽  
Tidal Stream Turbine

Recent years, the vertical-axis water turbine (VAWT) is widely used for converting the kinetic energy of the moving water in open flow and with low static head like river and tidal sites. Conventional numerical methods such as disk-stream tube method and vortex panel method have some drawbacks to predict the behaviors and characteristics of the vertical-axis tidal stream turbine. This paper had treated the hydrodynamic performance of a VAWT model experimentally and numerically. Based on the present research, a 6-DOF method coupled with CFD suitable to simulate the rotor movement and predict the hydraulic performance for a VAWT was proposed. Compared with the experiments, the numerical results for the performance of the VAWT model were reasonable. It is also noted that there is a maximum power coefficient near tip speed ratio of 2.5 for the test model.

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