movement disturbs a length d of the airflow, which passes in time tw (i) Calculate the time t, for a blade to move to the position of a previous blade. (ii) If maximum power is extracted when t, - t, show that the tip-speed ratio 1=(2TR/nd). M.
movement disturbs a length d of the airflow, which passes in time tw (i) Calculate the time t, for a blade to move to the position of a previous blade. (ii) If maximum power is extracted when t, - t, show that the tip-speed ratio 1=(2TR/nd). M.
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Transcribed Image Text:Refer to the sketches in Fig. 8.13. Consider a wind, upstream
speed u, passing through the rotor of a turbine, with n blades
each of length R turning at angular velocity 2. Assume that this
movement disturbs a length d of the airflow, which passes in
time tw
(i) Calculate the time t, for a blade to move to the position of a
previous blade.
(ii) If maximum power is extracted when t
tip-speed ratio 2 = (2nR/nd).
(iii) If wind tunnel tests on certain model turbines show that
maximum power extraction occurs when approximately d R/2,
show that the maximum power coefficient occurs at à =6 for
a two-bladed model, and at 1 = 3 for a four-bladed model.
t, show that the
(iv) What other general deductions can you make from your
analysis?

Transcribed Image Text:(a)
Rotation
(b)
Disturbed
airstream
Undisturbed
airstream
(c)
Fig. 8.13
Turbine speed (frequency) and power capture.
a Rotational frequency too slow: some wind passes unperturbed through the actuator disk.
b Rotational frequency optimum; whole airstream affected.
c Rotational frequency too fast: energy is dissipated in turbulent air motion and vortex shedding.
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