A practical approach for selecting optimum wind rotors

K.Y. Maalawi and M.a Badr

Renewable Energy, 2003, vol. 28, issue 5, 803-822

Abstract: The main objective of this paper is to categorize practical families of horizontal-axis wind turbine rotors, which are optimized to produce the largest possible power output. Refined blade geometry is obtained from the best approximation of the calculated theoretical optimum chord and twist distributions of the rotating blade. The mathematical formulation is based on dimensionless quantities so as to make the aerodynamic analysis valid for any arbitrary turbine models having different rotor sizes and operating at different wind regimes. The selected design parameters include the number of blades, type of airfoil section and the blade root offset from hub center. The effects of wind shear as well as tower shadow are also examined. A computer program has been developed to automate the overall analysis procedures, and several numerical examples are given showing the variation of the power and thrust coefficients with the design tip speed ratio for various rotor configurations.

Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.1016/S0960-1481(02)00028-9

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