DOI: https://doi.org/10.14710/ijred.2021.33169

Analytical and Numerical Solution for H-type Darrieus Wind Turbine Performance at the Tip Speed Ratio of Below One

1Department of Biosystems Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, P.O. Box: 111-14115, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of

2Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Tehran, P.O. Box: 6619-14155, Karaj, Iran, Islamic Republic of

Received: 28 Sep 2020; Revised: 7 Dec 2020; Accepted: 30 Dec 2020; Available online: 2 Jan 2021; Published: 1 May 2021.
Editor(s): H. Hadiyanto
Open Access Copyright (c) 2021 The Authors. Published by Centre of Biomass and Renewable Energy (CBIORE)
Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Citation Format:
Abstract
H-type Darrieus vertical axis wind turbines (VAWT) have omnidirectional movement capability and can get more power compared to other VAWTs at high tip speed ratios (๐œ†). However, its disadvantages are self-starting inability and low generated power at ๐œ† less than 1. The performance of H-type Darrieus wind turbine at ๐œ†<1 was studied using double multiple stream tube (DMST) model and two-dimensional computational fluid dynamic (CFD) simulation. In CFD simulation, the Unsteady Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes (URANS) equations were used and the turbulence model was solved with SST k-ฯ‰ model. The performance of fifteen various wind turbines was determined at fourteen wind velocities by two solution methods. The effect of chord length, solidity, Reynolds number and Height to Diameter (H/D) ratio were investigated on generated torque, power and the time required to reach ๐œ†=0.1. Increasing in the moment of inertia due to the increasing in required time to reach ๐œ†=0.1. In the low TSRs, the wind turbines can generate higher torque and power in high Re numbers and solidities. The required time was reduced by an increase in Re number and solidity. Finally, the best ratio of H/D of H-type Darrieus wind turbines was defined to improve the turbine performance.
Fulltext View|Download
Keywords: self-starting; DMST model; design parameters; wind energy; Vertical Axis Wind Turbine.

Article Metrics:

Article Info
Section: Original Research Article
Language : EN
Recent articles
A New Method of Bio-Catalytic Surface Modification for Microbial Desalination Cell Electrical Conductivity of Carbon Electrodes by Mixing Carbon Rod and Electrolyte Paste of Spent Battery Residential Air Conditioning System Integrated with Packed Bed Cool Storage Unit for Promoting Rooftop Solar PV Power Generation Evaluation of a PV-TEG Hybrid System Configuration for an Improved Energy Output: A Review Effect of Fluid Flow Direction on Charging of Multitube Thermal Energy Storage for Flat Plate Solar Collectors More recent articles
Most cited articles
Modeling and Design of Azimuth-Altitude Dual Axis Solar Tracker for Maximum Solar Energy Generation Cost optimization for the 100% renewable electricity scenario for the Java-Bali grid A New Method for Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine (HAWT) Blade Optimization Techno-Economic Evaluation of Solar Irrigation Plants Installed in Bangladesh MPPT Schemes for PV System under Normal and Partial Shading Condition: A Review More cited articles
  1. Abdalrahman, G., Melek, W., & Lien, F. S. (2017). Pitch angle control for a small-scale Darrieus vertical axis wind turbine with straight blades (H-Type VAWT). Renewable Energy, 114, 1353โ€“1362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2017.07.068
  2. Abraham, J. P., Plourde, B. D., Mowry, G. S., Minkowycz, W. J., & Sparrow, E. M. (2012). Summary of Savonius wind turbine development and future applications for small-scale power generation. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 4(4). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4747822
  3. Ahmadi-Baloutaki, M. (2016). Analysis and Improvement of Aerodynamic Performance of Straight Bladed Vertical Axis Wind Turbines. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses, 196. Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/1767790874?accountid=15300%0Ahttp://resolver.ebscohost.com/openurl?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Matericals+Science+%26+Engineering+Dissertations&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissert
  4. Alam, F., & Golde, S. (2013). An Aerodynamic Study of a Micro Scale Vertical Axis Wind Turbine. Procedia Engineering, 56, 568โ€“572. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2013.03.161
  5. Aslam Bhutta, M. M., Hayat, N., Bashir, M. H., Khan, A. R., Ahmad, K. N., & Khan, S. (2012). CFD applications in various heat exchangers design: A review. Applied Thermal Engineering, 32, 1โ€“12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2011.09.001
  6. Beri, H., & Yao, Y. (2011). Effect of Camber Airfoil on Self-Starting of VAWT. Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 302โ€“312
  7. Chaiyanupong, J., & Chitsomboon, T. (2018). Effects of turbulence models and grid densities on computational accuracy of flows over a vertical axis wind turbine. International Journal of Renewable Energy Development, 7(3), 213โ€“222. https://doi.org/10.14710/ijred.7.3.213-222
  8. Cheng, Q., Liu, X., Ji, H. S., Kim, K. C., & Yang, B. (2017). Aerodynamic Analysis of a Helical Vertical Axis Wind Turbine. Energies, 10(575), 1โ€“16
  9. Darrieus GJM. (1931). Turbine Having its rotating shaft transverse to the flow of the current
  10. Delafin, P. L., Nishino, T., Wang, L., & Kolios, A. (2016). Effect of the number of blades and solidity on the performance of a vertical axis wind turbine. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 753(2). https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/753/2/022033
  11. Dossena, V., Persico, G., Paradiso, B., Battisti, L., Dellโ€™Anna, S., Brighenti, A., & Benini, E. (2015). An experimental study of the aerodynamics and performance of a vertical axis wind turbine in a confined and unconfined environment. Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Transactions of the ASME, 137(5). https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4030448
  12. Dumitrescu, H., Dumitrache, A., Popescu, C. L., Popescu, M. O., Frunzulicฤƒ, F., & Crฤƒciunescu, A. (2014). Wind tunnel experiments on vertical-axis wind turbines with straight blades. Renewable Energy and Power Quality Journal, 1(12), 1001โ€“1004. https://doi.org/10.24084/repqj12.562
  13. Eboibi, O., Danao, L. A. M., & Howell, R. J. (2016). Experimental investigation of the influence of solidity on the performance and flow field aerodynamics of vertical axis wind turbines at low Reynolds numbers. Renewable Energy, 92, 474โ€“483. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2016.02.028
  14. Elkhoury, M., Kiwata, T., & Aoun, E. (2015). Experimental and numerical investigation of a three-dimensional vertical-axis wind turbine with variable-pitch. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 139, 111โ€“123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2015.01.004
  15. Hara, Y., Hara, K., & Hayashi, T. (2012). Moment of Inertia Dependence of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines in Pulsating Winds. International Journal of Rotating Machinery, 2012, 1โ€“12. https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/910940
  16. Islam, M., Fartaj, A., & Carriveau, R. (2011). Design analysis of a smaller-capacity straight-bladed VAWT with an asymmetric airfoil. International Journal of Sustainable Energy, 30(3), 179โ€“192. https://doi.org/10.1080/1478646X.2010.509496
  17. Kirke, B. K., & Paillard, B. (2017). Predicted and measured performance of a vertical axis wind turbine with passive variable pitch compared to fixed pitch. Wind Engineering, 41(1), 74โ€“90. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309524X16677884
  18. Letcher, T. M. (Trevor M. . (2017). Wind energy engineering : a handbook for onshore and offshore wind turbines. Retrieved from https://books.google.com/books/about/Wind_Energy_Engineering.html?id=hRZ2DQAAQBAJ&source=kp_cover
  19. Liu, Q., Miao, W., Li, C., Hao, W., Zhu, H., & Deng, Y. (2019). Effects of trailing-edge movable flap on aerodynamic performance and noise characteristics of VAWT. Energy, 189(xxxx), 116271. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.116271
  20. Oliveira, A. T. De, Carolina, A., & Maia, R. (2017). Analysis of a vertical axis wind turbine with blade pitch control analysis of a vertical-axis wind turbine with blade pitch control mechanism by Kimberlly Costa Carvalho , Rafael Alves da Silva Oriented by : Dietmar Rempfer Final Report for Summer Researc. (July 2016)
  21. Paraschivoiu, I. (1988). Double-multiple streamtube model for studying vertical-axis wind turbines. Journal of Propulsion and Power, 4(4), 370โ€“377. https://doi.org/10.2514/3.23076
  22. Rezaeiha, A., Kalkman, I., & Blocken, B. (2017). Effect of pitch angle on power performance and aerodynamics of a vertical axis wind turbine. Applied Energy, 197, 132โ€“150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.03.128
  23. Rezaeiha, A., Montazeri, H., & Blocken, B. (2018). Towards optimal aerodynamic design of vertical axis wind turbines: Impact of solidity and number of blades. Energy, 165, 1129โ€“1148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2018.09.192
  24. Roy, S., Branger, H., Luneau, C., Bourras, D., & Paillard, B. (2017). Design of an offshore three-bladed vertical axis wind turbine for wind tunnel experiments. Proceedings of the International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering - OMAE, 10(June). https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2017-61512
  25. Saber, H. E., Attia, E. M., & El Gamal, H. A. (2015). Analysis of Straight Bladed Vertical Axis Wind Turbine. International Journal of Engineering Research and Technology, 4(07), 714โ€“723
  26. Saeidi, D., Sedaghat, A., Alamdari, P., & Alemrajabi, A. A. (2013). Aerodynamic design and economical evaluation of site specific small vertical axis wind turbines. Applied Energy, 101, 765โ€“775. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.07.047
  27. Sagharichi, A., Maghrebi, M. J., & Arabgolarcheh, A. (2016). Variable pitch blades: An approach for improving performance of Darrieus wind turbine. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 8(5). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4964310
  28. Singh, M. A., Biswas, A., & Misra, R. D. (2015). Investigation of self-starting and high rotor solidity on the performance of a three S1210 blade H-type Darrieus rotor. Renewable Energy, 76, 381โ€“387. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2014.11.027
  29. Staelens, Y., Saeed, F., & Paraschivoiu, I. (2003). A straight-bladed variable-pitch VAWT concept for improved power generation. ASME 2003 Wind Energy Symposium, WIND2003, 146โ€“154. https://doi.org/10.1115/wind2003-524
  30. Sumantraa, R. B., Chandramouli, S., Premsai, T. P., Prithviraj, P., Vivek, M., & Kishore, V. R. (2014). Numerical analysis of effect of pitch angle on a small scale vertical axis wind turbine. International Journal of Renewable Energy Research, 4(4), 929โ€“935. https://doi.org/10.20508/ijrer.50726
  31. Sun, X., Zhu, J., Hanif, A., Li, Z., & Sun, G. (2020). Effects of blade shape and its corresponding moment of inertia on self-starting and power extraction performance of the novel bowl-shaped floating straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbine. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 38(January), 100648. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2020.100648
  32. Wu, Z., Bangga, G., & Cao, Y. (2019). Effects of lateral wind gusts on vertical axis wind turbines. Energy, 167, 1212โ€“1223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2018.11.074

Last update:

  1. Unlocking the power of the wind: Innovations in smart hybrid vertical axis wind turbines

    Elysa Nensy Irawan, Kai Shibuya, Ken-Ichiro Yamashita, Goro Fujita. International Journal of Renewable Energy Development, 13 (5), 2024. doi: 10.61435/ijred.2024.60354

  2. Scientific and Technological Advances in Materials for Energy Storage and Conversions

    Shivansh Pandey, Satyam Dubey, Udisha Singh, Sanchit Bhandari, Saurabh Kumar, Pawan Kumar Kashyap. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, 2024. doi: 10.1007/978-981-97-2481-9_52

  3. A Brief Study on the Implementation of Helical Cross-Flow Hydrokinetic Turbines for Small Scale Power Generation in the Indian SHP Sector

    Jayaram Vijayan, Bavanish Balac Retnam. International Journal of Renewable Energy Development, 11 (3), 2022. doi: 10.14710/ijred.2022.45249

  4. CFD analysis of key factors impacting the aerodynamic performance of the S830 wind turbine airfoil

    Le Thi Tuyet Nhung, Nguyen Van Y, Dinh Cong Truong, Vu Dinh Quy. International Journal of Renewable Energy Development, 13 (6), 2024. doi: 10.61435/ijred.2024.60249

  5. Approaches in performance and structural analysis of wind turbines โ€“ A review

    Sakthivel Rajamohan, Abhiram Vinod, Mantri Pragada Venkata Sesha Aditya, Harshini Gopalakrishnan Vadivudaiyanayaki, Van Nhanh Nguyen, Mรผslรผm Arฤฑcฤฑ, Sandro Niลพetiฤ‡, Thi Thai Le, Rahmat Hidayat, Dinh Tuyen Nguyen. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 53 , 2022. doi: 10.1016/j.seta.2022.102570

  6. Analytical Study of the Impact of Solidity, Chord Length, Number of Blades, Aspect Ratio and Airfoil Type on H-Rotor Darrieus Wind Turbine Performance at Low Reynolds Number

    Pedram Ghiasi, Gholamhassan Najafi, Barat Ghobadian, Ali Jafari, Mohamed Mazlan. Sustainability, 14 (5), 2022. doi: 10.3390/su14052623

Last update: 2025-07-31 01:27:58

No citation recorded.