TY - GEN
T1 - Vertical axis wind turbine wake steering by pitched struts and blades
AU - Pinto Ribeiro, A.
AU - Ferreira, Carlos
AU - Casalino, D.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) have been identified as a technology that, in association with wake steering, can increase power density of wind farms. In this study, we validate a free wake method for VAWT wake prediction, which leads to satisfactory results. We then use this method to simulate wake steering by means of fixed pitched blades and struts. We demonstrate that combining pitched wakes and struts can lead to very advantageous wake behavior, but only when the interactions between the tip vortices are taken into account. The possibility to inject more high momentum flow into the wake while moving the vortex system away from the next turbine could make pitched blades and struts a powerful tool for future wind farms.
AB - Vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) have been identified as a technology that, in association with wake steering, can increase power density of wind farms. In this study, we validate a free wake method for VAWT wake prediction, which leads to satisfactory results. We then use this method to simulate wake steering by means of fixed pitched blades and struts. We demonstrate that combining pitched wakes and struts can lead to very advantageous wake behavior, but only when the interactions between the tip vortices are taken into account. The possibility to inject more high momentum flow into the wake while moving the vortex system away from the next turbine could make pitched blades and struts a powerful tool for future wind farms.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85197371629&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1088/1742-6596/2767/9/092004
DO - 10.1088/1742-6596/2767/9/092004
M3 - Conference contribution
VL - 2767
T3 - Journal of Physics: Conference Series
BT - The Science of Making Torque from Wind (TORQUE 2024)
ER -