Numerical Simulation of Wind Turbine Rotors Autorotation by Using the Modified LS-STAG Immersed Boundary Method

A software package is developed for numerical simulation of wind turbine rotors autorotation by using the modified LS-STAG level-set/cut-cell immersed boundary method. The level-set function is used for immersed boundaries description. Algorithm of level-set function construction for complex-shaped...

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Main Authors: Ilia K. Marchevsky, Valeria V. Puzikova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:International Journal of Rotating Machinery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6418108
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description A software package is developed for numerical simulation of wind turbine rotors autorotation by using the modified LS-STAG level-set/cut-cell immersed boundary method. The level-set function is used for immersed boundaries description. Algorithm of level-set function construction for complex-shaped airfoils, based on Bézier curves usage, is proposed. Also, algorithm for the level-set function recalculation at any time without reconstructing the Bézier curve for each new rotor position is described. The designed second-order Butterworth low-pass filter for aerodynamic torque filtration for simulations using coarse grids is presented. To verify the modified LS-STAG method, the flow past autorotating Savonius rotor with two blades was simulated at Re=1.96·105.
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spelling doaj-art-2c7e9fc4a3d24028a72f173017bf44ce2025-08-20T03:55:17ZengWileyInternational Journal of Rotating Machinery1023-621X1542-30342017-01-01201710.1155/2017/64181086418108Numerical Simulation of Wind Turbine Rotors Autorotation by Using the Modified LS-STAG Immersed Boundary MethodIlia K. Marchevsky0Valeria V. Puzikova1Applied Mathematics Department, Bauman Moscow State Technical University (BMSTU), 5 2nd Baumanskaya, Moscow 105005, RussiaApplied Mathematics Department, Bauman Moscow State Technical University (BMSTU), 5 2nd Baumanskaya, Moscow 105005, RussiaA software package is developed for numerical simulation of wind turbine rotors autorotation by using the modified LS-STAG level-set/cut-cell immersed boundary method. The level-set function is used for immersed boundaries description. Algorithm of level-set function construction for complex-shaped airfoils, based on Bézier curves usage, is proposed. Also, algorithm for the level-set function recalculation at any time without reconstructing the Bézier curve for each new rotor position is described. The designed second-order Butterworth low-pass filter for aerodynamic torque filtration for simulations using coarse grids is presented. To verify the modified LS-STAG method, the flow past autorotating Savonius rotor with two blades was simulated at Re=1.96·105.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6418108
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Numerical Simulation of Wind Turbine Rotors Autorotation by Using the Modified LS-STAG Immersed Boundary Method
International Journal of Rotating Machinery
title Numerical Simulation of Wind Turbine Rotors Autorotation by Using the Modified LS-STAG Immersed Boundary Method
title_full Numerical Simulation of Wind Turbine Rotors Autorotation by Using the Modified LS-STAG Immersed Boundary Method
title_fullStr Numerical Simulation of Wind Turbine Rotors Autorotation by Using the Modified LS-STAG Immersed Boundary Method
title_full_unstemmed Numerical Simulation of Wind Turbine Rotors Autorotation by Using the Modified LS-STAG Immersed Boundary Method
title_short Numerical Simulation of Wind Turbine Rotors Autorotation by Using the Modified LS-STAG Immersed Boundary Method
title_sort numerical simulation of wind turbine rotors autorotation by using the modified ls stag immersed boundary method
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