Numerical Investigation of the Aeroelastic Behavior of a Wind Turbine with Iced Blades
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Leading Edge Ice Shapes
3. Aerodynamic Characterization of Iced Aerofoils
3.1. Approach and Methods
3.2. Validation
3.3. Output
4. Results and Discussion
4.1. Effect of Icing on the Turbine Loads and Power
4.2. Effect of Icing on the Modal Behavior
4.3. Asymmetrical Icing of the Blades
5. Summary and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A. Parametric Modeling of the Leading-Edge Ice Shapes Predicted in the Literature
Appendix B. NREL 5 MW Model Wind Turbine Blade Data
Section Name | Radius (m) | Twist Angle (°) | Chord (m) | Aerofoil Name |
---|---|---|---|---|
Section 1 | 11.75 | 13.308 | 4.557 | DU40_A17 |
Section 2 | 15.85 | 11.480 | 4.652 | DU35_A17 |
Section 3 | 19.95 | 10.162 | 4.458 | DU35_A17 |
Section 4 | 24.05 | 9.011 | 4.249 | DU30_A17 |
Section 5 | 28.15 | 7.795 | 4.007 | DU25_A17 |
Section 6 | 32.25 | 6.544 | 3.748 | DU25_A17 |
Section 7 | 36.35 | 5.361 | 3.502 | DU21_A17 |
Section 8 | 40.45 | 4.188 | 3.256 | DU21_A17 |
Section 9 | 44.55 | 3.125 | 3.010 | NACA64_A17 |
Section 10 | 48.65 | 2.319 | 2.764 | NACA64_A17 |
Section 11 | 52.75 | 1.526 | 2.518 | NACA64_A17 |
Section 12 | 56.17 | 0.863 | 2.313 | NACA64_A17 |
Section 13 | 58.90 | 0.370 | 2.086 | NACA64_A17 |
Section 14 | 61.63 | 0.106 | 1.419 | NACA64_A17 |
Section 15 | 63.00 | 0.106 | 1.419 | NACA64_A17 |
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Gantasala, S.; Tabatabaei, N.; Cervantes, M.; Aidanpää, J.-O. Numerical Investigation of the Aeroelastic Behavior of a Wind Turbine with Iced Blades. Energies 2019, 12, 2422. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12122422
Gantasala S, Tabatabaei N, Cervantes M, Aidanpää J-O. Numerical Investigation of the Aeroelastic Behavior of a Wind Turbine with Iced Blades. Energies. 2019; 12(12):2422. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12122422
Chicago/Turabian StyleGantasala, Sudhakar, Narges Tabatabaei, Michel Cervantes, and Jan-Olov Aidanpää. 2019. "Numerical Investigation of the Aeroelastic Behavior of a Wind Turbine with Iced Blades" Energies 12, no. 12: 2422. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12122422