NACA 0012 and NACA 4415 were discussed in Part 1 of the paper to study the capabilities of the airfoil blades by considering the effect of cambered airfoil blade on self-starting of vertical axis wind turbine. The numerical studies are carried out to identify self-starting capability of the airfoil using CFD analysis by studying the flow field over the vertical axis wind turbine blades. In this Part 2 paper, detailed numerical results of asymmetrical NACA 0018 and cambered airfoil NACA 63415 are presented. The lift force generated and the rotor torque induced varies with angle of attack. Based on the contours of static pressure and velocity distribution as well as based on the torque induced in the flow field over blade profiles, NACA 0018 is found to be better compared to cambered airfoil. Even though the lift force for cambered airfoils are higher, based on the rotor torque values, the wind turbine with asymmetrical airfoil blades NACA 0012 is better by 9.80% compared with NACA 4415 and 21.73% compared with NACA 63415. Self-starting issue can be addressed by proper selection of NACA blade profiles. By comparing the four airfoil blades in Part 1 and Part 2 of the papers, the asymmetrical NACA 0012 is found to be most suitable airfoil for self-starting the vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT).
<div class="section abstract"><div class="htmlview paragraph">This work presents the anti-icing simulation results from a pressure sensing probe. This study used various turbulence models to understand their influence in surface temperature prediction. A fully turbulence model and a transition turbulence model are considered in this work. Both dry air and icing conditions are considered for this study. The results show that at low Angle of Attack (AOA) both turbulence model results compared well and at higher AOA the results deviated. Overall, as AOA increases, the k-ꞷ SST model predicted the surface temperature colder than the Transition SST model result.</div></div>
<div class="section abstract">Multiphase CFD simulations of air and water play a critical role in aircraft icing analysis. Specifically for air data sensors mounted near the front of an aircraft, simulations that predict the concentration of water surrounding an aircraft fuselage are necessary for understanding their performance in icing conditions. Those simulations can aid in sensor design and placement, and are central for defining critical conditions to test during icing qualification campaigns. There are several methods available in CFD that solve a multiphase flow field. Two of the most common methods used are Lagrangian and Eulerian. While these methods are similar, important differences can be viewed in the results, specifically in how the water shadow zones are predicted. This paper compares a Lagrangian and Eulerian CFD method for solving a multiphase flow field, and assesses their performance for use for analyzing installation locations and critical icing conditions of air data probes. </div>
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