CFD REPORT Milestone 3 (Model B-57 NACA 4412)

Project : CFD Modelling of windmill

Submitted date : January 29, 2017

Milestone 3
Summary
CFD analysis was done to predict performance of model B57-NACA 4412 bladed rotor of
helical VAWT.

Steady state analysis was performed in order to predicted initial angular speed and
torque of windmill under specified wind velocity.

The output power is obtained by multiplying torque and angular speed :

P=T ; where P is Power, T is Torque, and is the angular speed of the turbine.

Therefore transient simulations are carried out (time=60 seconds) and sliding mesh
model was applied to realize the rotation motion of rotor.

CFD modelling of windmill Milestone 3 2

Geometry of model B57 NACA 9412

ISOMETRIC VIEW TOP VIEW

CFD modelling of windmill Milestone 3 3

Geometry of model B NACA 9412 ....(2)

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Results of steady state analysis

MODEL B - NACA 4412

Predicted Torque by Predicted angular
Wind Velocity Power (watt)
CFD (N.m) speed by CFD (rad/s)
1 0.063 5.129 0.323
2 0.24 10.4535 2.509
3 0.603 16.1109 9.715
4 1.088 21.645 23.550
5 1.743 27.1788 47.373
6 2.52 31.8321 80.217
7 3.446 34.063 117.381
8 4.508 38.9275 175.485
9 4.955 41.4597 205.433
10 5.557 42.8156 237.926
11 6.481 45.126 292.462
12 7.622 46.894 357.429

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Transient Analysis (60 sec. ; V wind = 4 m/s), Torque plot @ = 21.64 rad/s

MODEL B-57 NACA 4412, Wind Velocity = 4m/s

1.2

0.8
Torque [N*m]

0.6

0.4

0.2

0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Time [s]
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 Transient Analysis (60 sec. ; V wind = 5 m/s), Torque plot @ = 27.17 rad/s

MODEL B-57 NACA 4412, Wind Velocity = 5m/s

2.5

2
Torque [N*m]

1.5

0.5

0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Time [s]
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 Transient Analysis (60 sec. ; V wind = 6 m/s), Torque plot @ = 31.83 rad/s

MODEL B-57-NACA 4412, Wind Velocity = 6m/s

3

2.5

2
Torque [N*m]

1.5

0.5

0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Time [s]
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Velocity Contour (V wind = 4m/s)

MODEL B 57 NACA 4412

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Turbulence Intensity (V wind = 4m/s)

MODEL B 57 NACA 4412

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Velocity Plot (V wind = 4m/s)

MODEL B57 NACA 4412

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Velocity Contour (V wind = 5m/s)

MODEL B57 NACA 4412

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Turbulence Intensity (V wind = 5m/s)

MODEL B57 NACA 4412

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Velocity Plot (V wind = 5m/s)

MODEL B57 NACA 4412

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Velocity Contour (V wind = 6m/s)

MODEL B57 NACA 4412

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Turbulence Intensity (V wind = 6m/s)

MODEL B57 NACA 4412

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Velocity Plot (V wind = 6m/s)

MODEL B57 NACA 4412

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