Study of √2 conjecture in the construction of drag induced wind turbine blade morphology

In wind engineering, the morphology of the turbine blade system governs the effectiveness in harvesting wind energy. The flow field response is the result of the turbine blade shape interaction with flow. Hence, mathematically interpreting the shape of the blade will help to understand the principal...

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Main Authors: Naidu Sanderasagran, Ashwindran, Abd Aziz, Azizuddin, Nurye Oumer, Ahmed
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Language:English
Published: Novel Carbon Resource Sciences 2021
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author Naidu Sanderasagran, Ashwindran
Abd Aziz, Azizuddin
Nurye Oumer, Ahmed
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description In wind engineering, the morphology of the turbine blade system governs the effectiveness in harvesting wind energy. The flow field response is the result of the turbine blade shape interaction with flow. Hence, mathematically interpreting the shape of the blade will help to understand the principals and properties of the utilized geometry for the blade construction. In this study, semicircle geometry of Savonius wind turbine blade is mathematically analyzed in order to understand its fundamental building block. We provide discussion on √2 conjecture found in the construction of circles, Fibonacci and Pythagoras spiral in relations to √2, √2 + 1 and √2 + 2. It is found that √2 conjecture can be utilized in determining the geometrical properties of circle and spiral. We also performed thorough assessment of the proposed conjecture to prove its robustness and reliability. The proposed conjecture is adapted to construct the blade morphology of drag induced wind turbine. CFD analysis is carried out to investigate the aerodynamic properties namely moment coefficient (Cm) of the constructed wind turbine shape via the proposed conjecture. Results shows that the proposed shape constructed based on the conjecture has improved Cm by 7.2 % at λ = 0.59 and 4 % at λ = 0.94 compared to conventional SWT
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spelling ump-322452021-10-21T06:16:17Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/32245/ Study of √2 conjecture in the construction of drag induced wind turbine blade morphology Naidu Sanderasagran, Ashwindran Abd Aziz, Azizuddin Nurye Oumer, Ahmed T Technology (General) TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery In wind engineering, the morphology of the turbine blade system governs the effectiveness in harvesting wind energy. The flow field response is the result of the turbine blade shape interaction with flow. Hence, mathematically interpreting the shape of the blade will help to understand the principals and properties of the utilized geometry for the blade construction. In this study, semicircle geometry of Savonius wind turbine blade is mathematically analyzed in order to understand its fundamental building block. We provide discussion on √2 conjecture found in the construction of circles, Fibonacci and Pythagoras spiral in relations to √2, √2 + 1 and √2 + 2. It is found that √2 conjecture can be utilized in determining the geometrical properties of circle and spiral. We also performed thorough assessment of the proposed conjecture to prove its robustness and reliability. The proposed conjecture is adapted to construct the blade morphology of drag induced wind turbine. CFD analysis is carried out to investigate the aerodynamic properties namely moment coefficient (Cm) of the constructed wind turbine shape via the proposed conjecture. Results shows that the proposed shape constructed based on the conjecture has improved Cm by 7.2 % at λ = 0.59 and 4 % at λ = 0.94 compared to conventional SWT Novel Carbon Resource Sciences 2021-09 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/32245/1/Evergreen.pdf Naidu Sanderasagran, Ashwindran and Abd Aziz, Azizuddin and Nurye Oumer, Ahmed (2021) Study of √2 conjecture in the construction of drag induced wind turbine blade morphology. Evergreen, 8 (3). pp. 574-585. ISSN 2189-0420. (Published) http://www.tj.kyushu-u.ac.jp/evergreen/contents/EG2021-8_3_content/pdf/574-585.pdf https://doi.org/10.5109/4491649
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TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Naidu Sanderasagran, Ashwindran
Abd Aziz, Azizuddin
Nurye Oumer, Ahmed
Study of √2 conjecture in the construction of drag induced wind turbine blade morphology
title Study of √2 conjecture in the construction of drag induced wind turbine blade morphology
title_full Study of √2 conjecture in the construction of drag induced wind turbine blade morphology
title_fullStr Study of √2 conjecture in the construction of drag induced wind turbine blade morphology
title_full_unstemmed Study of √2 conjecture in the construction of drag induced wind turbine blade morphology
title_short Study of √2 conjecture in the construction of drag induced wind turbine blade morphology
title_sort study of √2 conjecture in the construction of drag induced wind turbine blade morphology
topic T Technology (General)
TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
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