Effects of surface curvature on rain erosion of wind turbine blades under high-velocity impact
Rain erosion induced by raindrops impacting wind turbine blades at high velocity can change the aerodynamic characteristics of the blades and increase maintenance costs. Previous numerical studies on rain erosion have not considered the curvature of the blade leading-edge surfaces and assumed them t...
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| description | Rain erosion induced by raindrops impacting wind turbine blades at high velocity can change the aerodynamic characteristics of the blades and increase maintenance costs. Previous numerical studies on rain erosion have not considered the curvature of the blade leading-edge surfaces and assumed them to be flat surfaces. This study established a fluid-solid coupled numerical model combining the finite element method and smooth particle hydrodynamics. It models a water droplet with a diameter of 2.74 mm impacting the curved leading-edge surface of wind turbine blades with radii of curvature of 1.35 mm, 6.75 mm, 67.5 mm, and infinite at 110 m/s, and the effects of the radius of curvature on the impact response were analyzed. The results show that as the radius of curvature of the leading-edge surface increases, the surface obstructs the water droplet more significantly, and the lateral jetting of the water droplet is enhanced. A larger radius of curvature causes more droplet impact energy to be transferred to the curved surface, increasing the contact force between the water droplet and the surface. The increased transferred impact energy results in higher stress and plastic strain values. The decrease in the radius of curvature of a curved surface increases the error in the stress and strain results obtained by assuming it to be a flat surface. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-dfd82ec64585498e899b221d214ff7d72025-08-20T01:59:38ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402024-12-011023e4076110.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e40761Effects of surface curvature on rain erosion of wind turbine blades under high-velocity impactWenping Zhou0Dongyou Zhang1Maoli Yang2School of Physics and Electrical Engineering, Liupanshui Normal University, Liupanshui, 553004, China; Corresponding author.School of Mechanical Engineering, Dalian University, Dalian, 116622, ChinaSchool of Physics and Electrical Engineering, Liupanshui Normal University, Liupanshui, 553004, ChinaRain erosion induced by raindrops impacting wind turbine blades at high velocity can change the aerodynamic characteristics of the blades and increase maintenance costs. Previous numerical studies on rain erosion have not considered the curvature of the blade leading-edge surfaces and assumed them to be flat surfaces. This study established a fluid-solid coupled numerical model combining the finite element method and smooth particle hydrodynamics. It models a water droplet with a diameter of 2.74 mm impacting the curved leading-edge surface of wind turbine blades with radii of curvature of 1.35 mm, 6.75 mm, 67.5 mm, and infinite at 110 m/s, and the effects of the radius of curvature on the impact response were analyzed. The results show that as the radius of curvature of the leading-edge surface increases, the surface obstructs the water droplet more significantly, and the lateral jetting of the water droplet is enhanced. A larger radius of curvature causes more droplet impact energy to be transferred to the curved surface, increasing the contact force between the water droplet and the surface. The increased transferred impact energy results in higher stress and plastic strain values. The decrease in the radius of curvature of a curved surface increases the error in the stress and strain results obtained by assuming it to be a flat surface.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024167928Wind turbine bladeWater dropletHigh-velocity impactSurface curvatureDynamic response |
| spellingShingle | Wenping Zhou Dongyou Zhang Maoli Yang Effects of surface curvature on rain erosion of wind turbine blades under high-velocity impact Heliyon Wind turbine blade Water droplet High-velocity impact Surface curvature Dynamic response |
| title | Effects of surface curvature on rain erosion of wind turbine blades under high-velocity impact |
| title_full | Effects of surface curvature on rain erosion of wind turbine blades under high-velocity impact |
| title_fullStr | Effects of surface curvature on rain erosion of wind turbine blades under high-velocity impact |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of surface curvature on rain erosion of wind turbine blades under high-velocity impact |
| title_short | Effects of surface curvature on rain erosion of wind turbine blades under high-velocity impact |
| title_sort | effects of surface curvature on rain erosion of wind turbine blades under high velocity impact |
| topic | Wind turbine blade Water droplet High-velocity impact Surface curvature Dynamic response |
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