Investigation of low reynolds number airfoils for fixed-pitch straight-bladed VAWT
Selection of appropriate airfoil is very important for improved aerodynamic performance of a smaller-capacity fixed-pitch straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbine (SB-VAWT). Recently, Islam et. al1 have identified the desirable features of an ideal airfoil for smaller capacity SB-VAWT to improve...
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| author | Islam, Mazharul Amin, Mohammad Ruhul Carriveau, Rupp Fartaj, Amir |
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| description | Selection of appropriate airfoil is very important for improved aerodynamic performance of a smaller-capacity fixed-pitch straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbine
(SB-VAWT). Recently, Islam et. al1 have identified the desirable features of an ideal airfoil for smaller capacity SB-VAWT to improve its starting characteristics and overall performance. They have shortlisted several aerodynamic characteristics of the desirable airfoil. Based on these desirable aerodynamic characteristics, an attempt has been made in this paper to investigate the experimental results of different types of airfoils which meet the ideal characteristics of the desired airfoil identified by Islam et. al1 . After performing a
screening process, seven prospective candidate low RN airfoils are selected. In this study,only the low RN experimental datasets are sought which are proved to be difficult to find since most public domain datasets are for high RN. It has been found that most of the
candidate asymmetric airfoils are performing better than conventional NACA 0015 airfoil which has been extensively used for SB-VAWTs, especially for 0°≤α≤90°. |
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| spelling | iium-569482017-05-17T03:10:55Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/56948/ Investigation of low reynolds number airfoils for fixed-pitch straight-bladed VAWT Islam, Mazharul Amin, Mohammad Ruhul Carriveau, Rupp Fartaj, Amir TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Selection of appropriate airfoil is very important for improved aerodynamic performance of a smaller-capacity fixed-pitch straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbine (SB-VAWT). Recently, Islam et. al1 have identified the desirable features of an ideal airfoil for smaller capacity SB-VAWT to improve its starting characteristics and overall performance. They have shortlisted several aerodynamic characteristics of the desirable airfoil. Based on these desirable aerodynamic characteristics, an attempt has been made in this paper to investigate the experimental results of different types of airfoils which meet the ideal characteristics of the desired airfoil identified by Islam et. al1 . After performing a screening process, seven prospective candidate low RN airfoils are selected. In this study,only the low RN experimental datasets are sought which are proved to be difficult to find since most public domain datasets are for high RN. It has been found that most of the candidate asymmetric airfoils are performing better than conventional NACA 0015 airfoil which has been extensively used for SB-VAWTs, especially for 0°≤α≤90°. 2009-01 Proceeding Paper PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/56948/7/56948_Investigation%20of%20Low%20Reynolds%20Number_complete.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/56948/8/56948_Investigation%20of%20Low%20Reynolds%20Number_SCOPUS.pdf Islam, Mazharul and Amin, Mohammad Ruhul and Carriveau, Rupp and Fartaj, Amir (2009) Investigation of low reynolds number airfoils for fixed-pitch straight-bladed VAWT. In: 47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition, 5-8 January 2009, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.. https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/6.2009-275 |
| spellingShingle | TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Islam, Mazharul Amin, Mohammad Ruhul Carriveau, Rupp Fartaj, Amir Investigation of low reynolds number airfoils for fixed-pitch straight-bladed VAWT |
| title | Investigation of low reynolds number airfoils for fixed-pitch straight-bladed VAWT |
| title_full | Investigation of low reynolds number airfoils for fixed-pitch straight-bladed VAWT |
| title_fullStr | Investigation of low reynolds number airfoils for fixed-pitch straight-bladed VAWT |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigation of low reynolds number airfoils for fixed-pitch straight-bladed VAWT |
| title_short | Investigation of low reynolds number airfoils for fixed-pitch straight-bladed VAWT |
| title_sort | investigation of low reynolds number airfoils for fixed-pitch straight-bladed vawt |
| topic | TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery |
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