Wind energy is one of the most eminent renewable sources for the generation of power. The increasing enthusiasm toward the advancement of small-scale Darrieus type straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbines (SB-VAWTs) can offer a potential remedy for addressing power shortage and the unpredictability of climate conditions. These particular wind turbines provide distinct advantages over their counterparts due to their linear blade design and uncomplicated structure. However, enhancements are required in their aerodynamic efficiency and self-initiation capabilities. These challenges stem from using traditional straight blade configurations and symmetrical airfoils. By substituting these conventional elements with J-shaped straight blades and along with cambered airfoils, these issues can be effectively overcome. The current study aims to investigate the effect of J-shaped straight blades with a series of cambered airfoils to improve the aerodynamic performance and starting torque of small-scale Darrieus type SB-VAWTs. Therefore, experimental and numerical studies are conducted to analyze the J-shaped airfoil impact with various opening ratios systematically. The J-shaped blade profile is designed by eliminating some portion toward the trailing edge of a conventional airfoil. This analysis demonstrated that the J-shaped blade incorporating a cambered NACA 4418 airfoil outperforms its alternative cambered airfoil designs. The performance of SB-VAWT improves by about 25% by the J-shape of the cambered NACA 4418 airfoil with a 70% opening ratio. Moreover, the use of J-shaped airfoils enhances the self-starting torque of SB-VAWT compared to conventional airfoils.
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May 17 2024
Aerodynamic performance and starting torque enhancement of small-scale Darrieus type straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbines with J-shaped airfoil Available to Purchase
Kabita Naik
;
Kabita Naik
a)
(Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Software, Writing – original draft)
1
School of Energy Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
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Niranjan Sahoo
Niranjan Sahoo
(Formal analysis, Supervision, Writing – review & editing)
2
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
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Kabita Naik
1,a)
Niranjan Sahoo
2
1
School of Energy Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
2
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
a)Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: [email protected]
J. Renewable Sustainable Energy 16, 033304 (2024)
Article history
Received:
February 14 2024
Accepted:
May 01 2024
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Kabita Naik, Niranjan Sahoo; Aerodynamic performance and starting torque enhancement of small-scale Darrieus type straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbines with J-shaped airfoil. J. Renewable Sustainable Energy 1 May 2024; 16 (3): 033304. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0203557
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