Experimental and numerical study on the flow field around a parallel-foil turbine

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Abstract

An experiment facility of parallel-foil turbine is proposed in this study. The flow field around foils at different reduced frequency, pitching amplitude and plunging amplitude is measured by 2D Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) system. And the energy extraction performance at different motion parameters is analyzed numerically. The comparison between experimental and numerical flow field is conducted at different reduced frequency. The evolution of flow field and the aerodynamic force with different pitching amplitude and plunging amplitude are discussed. The effect of pitching amplitude and plunging amplitude on energy extraction performance is obtained. Results indicate that the pitching amplitude can increase the range and the strength of acceleration area by varying the pitching velocity and the effective angle of attack. The optimal extraction performance appears at 70°. Due to the increase in plunging amplitude, the energy extraction performance and efficiency increase gradually. The optimal plunging amplitude is 1.0. The pitching amplitude and the plunging amplitude influence the power output by affecting the vortex shedding and the flow reattachment in oscillation process.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationWind Energy
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
ISBN (Electronic)9780791884249
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020
EventASME Turbo Expo 2020: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition, GT 2020 - Virtual, Online
Duration: 21 Sep 202025 Sep 2020

Publication series

NameProceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo
Volume12

Conference

ConferenceASME Turbo Expo 2020: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition, GT 2020
CityVirtual, Online
Period21/09/2025/09/20

Keywords

  • Energy extraction performance
  • Evolution of flow field
  • Parallel-foil turbine
  • PIV system

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