Generating turbulence using passive grids in wind tunnel testing

Giulio Vita; Hassan Hemida; Thomas Andrianne; Charalampos Baniotopoulos

Generating turbulence using passive grids in wind tunnel testing

Giulio Vita, Hassan Hemida, Thomas Andrianne, Charalampos Baniotopoulos

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This paper reports on a wind tunnel experiment on a wind turbine aerofoil under turbulent inlet. Urban Wind Energy is considered as a promising way of harvesting wind energy in built areas, hence slashing infrastructural wind energy costs. Effective positioning strategies are needed to maximise the performance; however, the role of turbulent inflows is not clear. In particular, the role of turbulent length scales is difficult to assess. In this work, the DU96w180 wind turbine aerofoil is investigated regarding its aerodynamic performance under varying inflow turbulence structures. Particular attention is given to the stall mechanism, hence the angle of attack of the blade is varied accordingly "0<α<45deg" . Inlet turbulence is created by means of passive grids, with various geometrical setup, in order to obtain a wide range of turbulent structures. In order to test the effect of large scales, two chord length for the model are chosen "c=0.125÷0.025m" in order to maximise the length-to-chord ratio L/c.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of WINERCOST'17 - The International Conference on Wind Energy Harvesting 2017
Editors	C. Baniotopoulos , C. Rebelo, L. Simões da Silva, C. Borri , B. Blocken , H. Hemida , M. Veljkovic , T. Morbiato , R. P. Borg , S. Huber , E. Efthymiou
Place of Publication	Coimbra, PT
Publisher	WINERCOST
Pages	348-352
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	978‐989‐99226‐5‐5
ISBN (Print)	978‐989‐99226‐4‐8
Publication status	Published - 20 Apr 2017
Event	WINERCOST’17 International Conference on Wind Energy Harvesting - University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal Duration: 20 Apr 2017 → 21 Apr 2017

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Conference	WINERCOST’17 International Conference on Wind Energy Harvesting
Abbreviated title	WINERCOST’17
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Coimbra
Period	20/04/17 → 21/04/17

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Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Civil and Structural Engineering

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Vita, G., Hemida, H., Andrianne, T., & Baniotopoulos, C. (2017). Generating turbulence using passive grids in wind tunnel testing. In C. Baniotopoulos , C. Rebelo, L. Simões da Silva, C. Borri , B. Blocken , H. Hemida , M. Veljkovic , T. Morbiato , R. P. Borg , S. Huber , & E. Efthymiou (Eds.), Proceedings of WINERCOST'17 - The International Conference on Wind Energy Harvesting 2017 (pp. 348-352). WINERCOST.

Vita, Giulio ; Hemida, Hassan ; Andrianne, Thomas et al. / Generating turbulence using passive grids in wind tunnel testing. Proceedings of WINERCOST'17 - The International Conference on Wind Energy Harvesting 2017. editor / C. Baniotopoulos ; C. Rebelo ; L. Simões da Silva ; C. Borri ; B. Blocken ; H. Hemida ; M. Veljkovic ; T. Morbiato ; R. P. Borg ; S. Huber ; E. Efthymiou . Coimbra, PT : WINERCOST, 2017. pp. 348-352

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Vita, G, Hemida, H, Andrianne, T & Baniotopoulos, C 2017, Generating turbulence using passive grids in wind tunnel testing. in C Baniotopoulos , C Rebelo, L Simões da Silva, C Borri , B Blocken , H Hemida , M Veljkovic , T Morbiato , RP Borg , S Huber & E Efthymiou (eds), Proceedings of WINERCOST'17 - The International Conference on Wind Energy Harvesting 2017. WINERCOST, Coimbra, PT, pp. 348-352, WINERCOST’17 International Conference on Wind Energy Harvesting, Coimbra, Portugal, 20/04/17.

Generating turbulence using passive grids in wind tunnel testing. / Vita, Giulio; Hemida, Hassan; Andrianne, Thomas et al.
Proceedings of WINERCOST'17 - The International Conference on Wind Energy Harvesting 2017. ed. / C. Baniotopoulos ; C. Rebelo; L. Simões da Silva; C. Borri ; B. Blocken ; H. Hemida ; M. Veljkovic ; T. Morbiato ; R. P. Borg ; S. Huber ; E. Efthymiou . Coimbra, PT: WINERCOST, 2017. p. 348-352.

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Vita G, Hemida H, Andrianne T, Baniotopoulos C. Generating turbulence using passive grids in wind tunnel testing. In Baniotopoulos C, Rebelo C, Simões da Silva L, Borri C, Blocken B, Hemida H, Veljkovic M, Morbiato T, Borg RP, Huber S, Efthymiou E, editors, Proceedings of WINERCOST'17 - The International Conference on Wind Energy Harvesting 2017. Coimbra, PT: WINERCOST. 2017. p. 348-352

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