Design and Analysis of Horizontal Axis Small Wind Turbine for Low Wind Velocity Using QBlade

Jump To References Section

Authors

  • Ajith Kumar
     Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Mangalore Institute of Technology and Engineering, Moodabidri - 574225, Karnataka ,IN
  • Abdul Rehaman Tahasildar
     Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Mangalore Institute of Technology and Engineering, Moodabidri - 574225, Karnataka ,IN
  • Ashika S. Naidu
     Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Mangalore Institute of Technology and Engineering, Moodabidri - 574225, Karnataka ,IN
  • Muhammad Suhail
     Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Mangalore Institute of Technology and Engineering, Moodabidri - 574225, Karnataka ,IN
  • P. Sharun Divakar
     Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Mangalore Institute of Technology and Engineering, Moodabidri - 574225, Karnataka ,IN

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18311/jmmf/2023/36540

Keywords:

BEM, HAWT, QBlade, Rotor, Wind Energy.

Abstract

Renewable energy systems are of high importance considering the present day energy requirement. In Wind energy systems design and analysis of wind turbines for enhanced efficiency at low at wind speed is studied in this paper. Aero foil shape is the one of the key aspects which determines the efficiency of the turbine. In this paper airfoil G4510, NACA 0018 and NACA 4412 are considered for the study with a blade length of 0.762 m. General Public Licensed Software QBlade is used for the simulation which uses Blade Element Method (BEM). Comparison of performance parameters for different aero foil is presented and blade is designed using G4510 airfoil nomenclature. Using these blades, a three bladed rotor is assembled and structural analysis is performed to know the pressure distribution on different areas of the blade. Finally, a tower is attached to the rotor assembly and simulation is carried on the small wind turbine. Graphical relationship between power, tip speed ratio, velocity and coefficient of pressure is obtained for analysis.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Metrics

Metrics Loading ...

Downloads

Published

2023-12-30

How to Cite

Kumar, A., Tahasildar, A. R., Naidu, A. S., Suhail, M., & Sharun Divakar, P. (2023). Design and Analysis of Horizontal Axis Small Wind Turbine for Low Wind Velocity Using QBlade. Journal of Mines, Metals and Fuels, 71(12), 2554–2560. https://doi.org/10.18311/jmmf/2023/36540

Issue

Volume 71, Issue 12, December 2023

Section

Articles

License

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Crossref
Scopus
Google Scholar
Europe PMC

 

References

Bohidar SK, Sharma R, Mishra PR. Wind energy- A step towards non-conventional energy resources. International Journal of Research. 2014; 1(6):229-34.

Cherry NJ. Wind energy resource survey methodology. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics. 1980; 5(3-4):247-80. https://doi. org/10.1016/0167-6105(80)90037-9 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-6105(80)90037-9

Hansen M. Aerodynamics of wind turbines. Routledge; 2015. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315769981 DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315769981

Troen IE, Petersen EL. European wind atlas; 1989

Sayigh A. Renewable energy-the way forward. Applied Energy. 1999; 64(1-4):15-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/ S0306-2619(99)00117-8 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0306-2619(99)00117-8

Durak M, Şen Z. Wind power potential in Turkey and Akhisar case study. Renewable Energy. 2002; 25(3):463- 72. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0960-1481(01)00003-9 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0960-1481(01)00003-9

Burton T. Wind energy: Handbook. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons; 2001. https://doi.org/10.1002/0470846062 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/0470846062

Marten D, Pechlivanoglou G, Nayeri CN, Paschereit CO. Integration of a WT blade design tool in XFOIL/XFLR5. In10th German Wind Energy Conference (DEWEK 2010), Bremen, Germany; 2010. p. 17-18.

Rebecca O. Environmental benefits of wind energy. National Wind. 2019-03-25; 2009. Available from: http://blog.nationalwind.com/2009/03/environmentalbenefits- of-windenergy.html

Marten D, Wendler J, Pechlivanoglou G, Nayeri CN, Paschereit CO. QBLADE: An open source tool for design and simulation of horizontal and vertical axis wind turbines. International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering. 2013; 3(3):264-9.