Numerical Investigation on the Effects of Airfoil Leading Edge Radius on the Aerodynamic Performance of H-Rotor Darrieus Vertical Axis Wind Turbine

Numerical Investigation on the Effects of Airfoil Leading Edge Radius on the Aerodynamic Performance of H-Rotor Darrieus Vertical Axis Wind Turbine

This paper numerically investigates the effects of airfoil leading edge radius on the aerodynamic characteristics of H-rotor Darrieus vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT). 10 modified airfoils are generated by changing the leading edge radius of the base NACA 0015 airfoil from 1%<i>c</i> to...

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Main Authors: Chenguang Song, Guoqing Wu, Weinan Zhu, Xudong Zhang, Jicong Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-10-01
Series:Energies
Subjects:
vawt
airfoil modification
leading edge radius
aerodynamic performance
numerical simulation
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/19/3794

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