Flow Control over the Blunt Trailing Edge of Wind Turbine Airfoils Using Circulation Control

He-Yong Xu, Qing-Li Dong, Chen-Liang Qiao and Zheng-Yin Ye
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He-Yong Xu: School of Aeronautics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, China
Qing-Li Dong: School of Aeronautics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, China
Chen-Liang Qiao: School of Aeronautics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, China
Zheng-Yin Ye: School of Aeronautics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, China

Energies, 2018, vol. 11, issue 3, 1-26

Abstract: A new partial circulation control (PCC) method is implemented on the blunt trailing edge DU97-Flatback airfoil, and compared with the traditional full circulation control (FCC) based on numerical analysis. When the Coanda jet is deactivated, PCC has an attractive advantage over FCC, since the design of PCC doesn’t degrade aerodynamic characteristics of the baseline flatback section, in contrast to FCC, which is important in practical use in case of failure of the circulation control system. When the Coanda jet is activated, PCC also outperforms FCC in several respects. PCC can produce much higher lift coefficients than FCC over the entire range of angles of attack as well as the entire range of jet momentum coefficients under investigation, but with slightly higher drag coefficients. The flow field of PCC is less complex than that of FCC, indicating less energy dissipation in the main flow and hence less power expenditure for the Coanda jet. The aerodynamic figure of merit (AFM) and control efficiency for circulation control are defined, and results show that PCC has much higher AFM and control efficiency than FCC. It is demonstrated that PCC outperforms FCC in terms of effectiveness, efficiency and reliability for flow control in the blunt trailing edge wind turbine application.

Keywords: circulation control; blunt trailing edge; wind turbine airfoil; aerodynamic figure of merit; control efficiency; Coanda jet (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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