A FSI model for non-grid-connected wind turbine Rotor

Author

Liu, Yang ; Li, Yuhong

Author_Institution

Dept. of Thermal Eng., Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, China

fYear

2009

fDate

24-26 Sept. 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

Recent research shows fluid-structure interaction (FSI) problem becomes a key issue in the development of non-grid-connected wind turbines. In order to understand the mechanisms of FSI problem, this paper develops a numerical model based on boundary element method and finite element method. The boundary element method is used to calculate the unsteady aerodynamic forces acting on blades of the wind turbines. The finite element method is used to calculate the deformation and vibrations of the blade. The results show good agreement with the experiment data and prove that this model is suitable for understanding the FSI problem of the wind turbine.

Keywords

aerodynamics; boundary-elements methods; finite element analysis; wind turbines; FSI model; boundary element method; finite element method; fluid-structure interaction; non-grid-connected; unsteady aerodynamic forces; wind turbine rotor; Aerodynamics; Blades; Boundary element methods; Deformable models; Finite element methods; Integral equations; Numerical models; Thermal engineering; Thermal force; Wind turbines; FSI model; Non-Grid-Connected Wind Turbine; boundary element method;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

World Non-Grid-Connected Wind Power and Energy Conference, 2009. WNWEC 2009

Conference_Location

Nanjing

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4702-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WNWEC.2009.5335785

Filename

5335785