Numerical investigation of aerodynamic performance and structural analysis of a 3D J-shaped based small-scale vertical axis wind turbine

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dc.contributor.authorLaveda, Oriol Bel
dc.contributor.authorRoche, Marie-Alix
dc.contributor.authorPhadtare, Mohit
dc.contributor.authorSauge, Louise
dc.contributor.authorXavier, Keerthana Jonnafer
dc.contributor.authorBhat, Grishma
dc.contributor.authorSaxena, Divya
dc.contributor.authorSaini, Jagmeet Singh
dc.contributor.authorVerdin, Patrick G.
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-20T12:34:46Z
dc.date.available2023-10-20T12:34:46Z
dc.date.issued2023-10-10
dc.description.abstractSmall vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) are often considered suitable for use in urban areas due to their compact design. However, they are also well known to offer poor performance at low wind speeds, which is a common situation in such environments. An optimised 3D J-shaped VAWT was designed from standard NACA 0015 blades and analysed numerically through computational fluid dynamics (CFD). A finite element analysis (FEA) was also carried out to ensure the model’s structural integrity. Optimal results were obtained with aluminium alloy hollow blades and stainless-steel struts with X-shaped beams, with internal ribs. Numerical results showed that the J-shaped VAWT achieved an 18.34% higher moment coefficient compared to a NACA 0015-based VAWT, indicating better self-starting abilities.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationLaveda OB, Roche MA, Phadtare M, et al., (2023) Numerical investigation of aerodynamic performance and structural analysis of a 3D J-shaped based small-scale vertical axis wind turbine, Energies, Volume 16, Issue 20, October 2023, Article Number 7024en_UK
dc.identifier.issn1996-1073
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/en16207024
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/20421
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherMDPIen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subject3D vertical axis wind turbineen_UK
dc.subjectJ-shapeen_UK
dc.subjectNACA 0015en_UK
dc.subjectstarting torqueen_UK
dc.subjectfinite element analysisen_UK
dc.subjectcomputational fluid dynamicsen_UK
dc.titleNumerical investigation of aerodynamic performance and structural analysis of a 3D J-shaped based small-scale vertical axis wind turbineen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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