Title :
Experimental Investigation of Flow Control on Performance Enhancing by Mounting Gurney Flaps on Vertical Axis Wind Turbines
Author :
Zhao, Wanli ; Zhu, Jianyong ; Liu, Peiqing
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Power, North China Univ. of Water Resources & Electr. Power, Zhengzhou, China
Abstract :
Experimental investigation of power for H-type Darrieus vertical axial wind turbine by mounting Gurney flaps was carried out. The influenced rules of the height of Gurney flaps on the power of H-type Darrieus vertical axial wind turbine under different height of flaps were achieved, and the optimal height of Gurney flap was presented. At last, the mechanism of wind turbine performance controlled by Gurney flap was discussed. The results can provide the theoretical guidance and technical support to wind turbines control in practical engineering.
Keywords :
flow control; power generation control; wind turbines; Gurney flap; H-type Darrieus vertical axial wind turbine; flow control; wind turbine control; Aerodynamics; Atmospheric modeling; Automotive components; Blades; Wind speed; Wind turbines;
Conference_Titel :
Power and Energy Engineering Conference (APPEEC), 2012 Asia-Pacific
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0545-8
DOI :
10.1109/APPEEC.2012.6307133
