Wind Turbine Blade Design

BYSINDHU BIJJAL

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TYPES OF WIND TURBINES

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Airfoil Nomenclature
wind turbines use the same aerodynamic principals as aircraft

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Bernoullis principle- pressure in fluid can be reduced if velocity of its flow is increased

hub

tower
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Forces on blades Lift force Drag force

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STALL

Air whirls around irregularly- turbulance Thus all of sudden lift from upper surface dissappear- STALL Stall appears where shape of the wing tappers too quickly High angle of attack- high chances of stalling Stall results in decreasing lift coefficient with increasing angle of attack

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Angle of attack
= low

= medium <10 degrees = High Stall!!

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Wind movement relative to rotor blades

0 km/hr
64 km/hr
Fastest

16 km/hr

Faster Fast

Why are rotor blades twisted??

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To ACHIEVE OPTIMUM ANGLE OF ATTACK THROUGHOUT LENGTH B.V.Bhoomaraddi College of Engineering and Technology OF THE BLADE

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Tip Speed Ratio(TSR)

R
R

R TSR = V
Where, = rotational speed in radians /sec

R = Rotor Radius V = Wind Free Stream Velocity

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Performance over range of tip speeds

Power Coefficient Varies with Tip Speed Ratio

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Rotor solidity
Solidity is the ratio of total rotor planform area to total swept area Low solidity (0.10) = high speed, low torque

High solidity (>0.80) = low speed, high torque

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WHY ARE WIND TURBINES WHITE IN COLOR.?

To blend with the surroundings

For pleasant visual effect

Attracts insects species Attrects birds and bats for their pray insects.! according to Loughborough Universitys studypainted purple

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