Design and 3D CFD Static Performance Study of a Two-Blade IceWind Turbine

Hamdy Mansour and Rola Afify
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Hamdy Mansour: Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, Alexandria P.O. Box 21544, Egypt
Rola Afify: Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering and Technology, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT), Abu kir, Alexandria P.O. Box 1029-Miami, Egypt

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 20, 1-18

Abstract: The IceWind turbine, a new type of Vertical Axis Wind Turbine, was proposed by an Iceland based startup. It is a product that has been featured in few published scientific research studies. This paper investigates the IceWind turbine’s performance numerically. Three-dimensional numerical simulations are conducted for the full scale model using the SST K - ω model at a wind speed of 15.8 m/s. The following results are documented: static torque, velocity distributions and streamlines, and pressure distribution. Comparisons with previous data are established. Additionally, comparisons with the Savonius wind turbine in the same swept area are conducted to determine how efficient the new type of turbine is. The IceWind turbine shows a similar level of performance with slightly higher static torque values. Vortices behind the IceWind turbine are confirmed to be three-dimensional and are larger than those of Savonius turbine.

Keywords: aerodynamics; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); ansys fluent; savonius turbine; icewind turbine; static torque; three-dimensional simulation (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: 2020
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