Vertical Axis Wind Turbine

Created using ANSYS 16.2

Learning Goals

In this tutorial, you will learn to:

• Determine the flow behavior over a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine
• Apply concepts of Moving Frame of Reference in FLUENT to simplify a transient problem into a steady state situation
• IN NEXTS: creating multiple parts mesh and use in Sliding Mesh

Problem Specification

Simplification : No airfoil, but flat plat with 20deg angle of attack

Picture of an actual VAWT.

Drawing, explain the simplifications (2D, etc). 

Specify diameter, number of blades, size of plates, angular velocity, incoming wind speed, 

Solve this problem numerically using ANSYS FLUENT. Present the following results: 

• Velocity magnitude contours 

• Pressure contours 

• Velocity profile at the outlet

• Torque

• NEXT: animation, etc

Describe what happen downstream of the turbine and think on how that would affect following turbines. Array.

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