Numerical and Experimental Study of the Ducted Diffuser Effect on Improving the Aerodynamic Performance of a Micro Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine

Rahmatian, Mohammad Ali; Tari, Pooyan Hashemi; Mojaddam, Mohammad; Majidi, Sahand

doi:10.2139/ssrn.3912600

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“…The rotational speed of the blade in the flanged diffuser increased by about 35%. Rahmatian et al 18 improved duct geometry. According to their observations, the improved duct increased inlet wind speed from 5 to 10.7 m/s (up to 2.14 times) at the throat position.…”

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Power augmentation of ducted wind turbines for urban structures: Experimental, numerical, and economic approaches

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Gharali

et al. 2022

Energy Science & Engineering

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Recent development in using wind turbines for urban areas results in inserting turbines inside buildings. As buildings' walls may act as a duct for the turbine, this study focuses on a ducted wind turbine with a fixed duct geometry. A method is organized for achieving the improved generated power and the wind speed augmentation with fixed geometry of duct regardless of the type of the turbine, which is the aim of building designers. Using a porous disc (PD) instead of a wind turbine rotor makes the study cost and time effective. PDs within a duct help estimate any given duct's maximum available power extraction capability. In addition, experimental and numerical tests examine the effect of PDs solidity on the performance of diffuser augmented wind turbines and the corresponding economic analysis. Both experimental and numerical results agree that the power coefficient highly depends on the solidities of the PD. The power coefficient of a ducted PD with a solidity of 0.3 is augmented by up to 30%. Nevertheless, in some cases, employing a duct can contribute to the power reduction if the solidity exceeds a critical value. A smoke visualization technique helps vortex study. Economic assessment of a ducted turbine for three scenarios belonging to Germany and Italy shows a 15.3% decline in cost per electricity production. The payback period decreases by 3.42 years, 7.68 months, and 6.36 months for Scenarios 1, 2, and 3.

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