Design of Wind Turbines P M V Subbarao Professor Mechanical Engineering Department
Wind Speed Data @50m altitude
Effect of tip speed ratio on sensitivity to drag
The Power Extraction Analysis
Wind Flow Past A Locked Wind Turbine
Signatures of Wind Turbine on Wind & Recovery
Characteristic Parameter of A Wind Turbine Rotor The axial induction factor (of rotor) a is defined as: The available power in a cross-section equal to the swept area A by the rotor is:
Differentiating CP with respect to a yields: It is easily seen that CP, max = 16/27 for a = 1/3. This theoretical maximum for an ideal wind turbine is known as the Betz limit.
Geometric Design Options
Kinematics of Blade At any radius r Vwe Ub=rw Vfe=u Ub=rw Vai=u
Schematic drawing of the vortex system behind a wind turbine
Selection of Rotor Speed
Optimum Available Power due to Turbulent Wake Fraction of Betz Limit
Effect of tip speed ratio on sensitivity to drag
Common Industrial Practice
Aerofoil Geometry of Blades Wind = u Rotation = r * W Relative Wind = ur b
Wind Turbine Blade Specifications Wind = V0 Rotation = r * W Relative Wind = Vr a Airfoil: NACA 23024 Max thickness 24% at 30.3% chord. Max camber 2.9% at 1.3% chord
Blade Twist
Aerofoil Design Blade Tip Leading Edge Airfoil NACA 65-410 Root Section