Rewriting result & discussion report

Introduction

q-blade

wind turbine

hydrokinetic turbine

change

Reynolds

by density

by viscosity

open source software

to analyze blade

to design blade

key element

airfoil design

blade design

analysis tool

X-Foil

import foil & geometry design

360 extrapolate

rotor design

key connection

wind

foil

turbine control & type

power

burden bend

997kg/ms

1.647Pa.s

BEM theory

DMS theory

Vertical & horizontal

conclude

easy use

arrange key element

adaptable

Methodology

3D design

2D design

airfoil design

X-foil analysis

360 extrapolate

blade design

simulation

import

dimensionless plot

.dat file

UIUC airfoil

Airfoil tool

s-series foil

shape the foil

image multiple airfoil

input parameter

graph

Reynolds number

Mach number

range of aoa

calculated

density water(997)

velocity(1.5)

Diameter rotor(1.50)

kinematic viscosity(0.001002)

local flow velocity,v(1.5)

speed of sound in water,a(1481)

-5 to 20 degree

cl vs alpa

cl/cd vs alpha

highest s1223

s1223 3rd high

required high lift

increase power

at degree,cl value

high inflow angle

for BEM simulation

graph

lift

drag

cl/cd(glider ratio)

to converge

Design parameter

number blade

hub radius

table form

position

chord

twist angle

foil

optimize

optimum tsr value

optimum twist

optimum chord

BEM Theory

momentum theory

blade element

divided into section

lift & drag apply

produce thrust and torwue

calculated each

chord

twist

axial & angular momentum

produce iteration of each section

thrust and torque

performance

involve BEM simulation

input parameter

density

viscosity

element

max iteration

relax factor

velocity

Result & discussion

focus(small intro)

performance

design

diameter<2m

average depth river

power required

range 700-1000watt per house

1.5m/s velocity

airfoil

S1223

continuous power

BEM theory

behavior of blade

Dimensional performance analysis

graph

key indicator

thrust

torque

power

BEM performance anaysis

key indicator graph

thrust vs tsr

torque vs tsr

power vs tsr

behavior of graph

behavior of graph

behavior of graph

Power extraction

Power vs rpm

TSR 6& above

TSR 5 and below

conclusion

aim

S1223,3bladed

range power 700-1000watt

rotor diameter less than 2m

power 1020wattt

BEM theory

Q-blade software

rotor diameter,1.5m

velocity,1.5m/s

decreases lift

increases lift

torque vs rpm

low torque

high torque

max power,TSR 5.0

max torque, TSR 4.0

power still increase

help of thrust force

thrust vs rpm

TSR 4

graph increase drastically

rotate the blade

result in max power, TSR 5.0

small conclusion

refer torque graph

max power, at 4.0

refer thrust graph

max power, TSR 5.0