CFD-based design optimization of ducted hydrokinetic turbines
This analysis explains the enhanced performance of the optimized ducted turbine through the improved flow conditioning provided by the duct, confirming …
Evaluating energy loss with the entropy production theory: A case study of a micro horizontal axis river ducted turbine …
The reference duct shape of the turbine is chosen from Ref. [46] called SD1 duct. Parameters of the duct which has a shape of "optimized airfoil profile" are showed in Fig. 1 (a). The axial direction of the turbine hub is the horizontal direction, and the yaw angle θ is defined as the angle between the actual flow direction and the axis …
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Ducted Wind Turbines (DWTs) are one of the many concepts that have been proposed to improve the energy extraction from wind in comparison to bare wind turbines.
Performance analysis of various types of ducted wind turbines – A …
Ducted Wind Turbines (DWTs) have been developed to improve wind turbine performance throughout the past few decades. The enclosed wind turbine exceeded the open rotor by a slight margin in terms of total cross-sectional area, …
Abstract. A synergistic design strategy for ducted horizontal axis wind turbines (DWTs), utilizing the numerical solution of a ducted actuator disk system as the input condition for a modified blade element momentum method, is presented. Computational results of the ducted disk have shown that the incoming flow field for a DWT differs substantially from …
Full article: Numerical study of ducted turbines in bi-directional tidal …
2. Asymmetric shape ducts are commonly used for a ducted turbine in unidirectional flow. Their performance in bi-directional (tidal) flow is however seldom been studied. Symmetric shape ducts are always used in bi-directional (tidal) flow as their performance is independent of the direction of flow.
(PDF) Rethinking Ducted Turbines: The Fundamentals of …
Abstract and Figures. Ducted turbines are designed to augment the flow through a rotor and consequently increase power extraction, with the aim of reducing the cost of wind energy. Despite many ...
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CFD-based design optimization of ducted hydrokinetic turbines
CFD‐based design optimization of ducted hydrokinetic turbines. Jeongbin Park 1, Bradford G. Knight 3, Yingqian Liao 2, Marco Mangano 2, Bernardo Pacini 2, Kevin J. Maki 1, Joaquim R. R. A ...
Increasing energy production of a ducted wind turbine system
This article focuses on evaluating the performance of a relatively new system of a ducted wind turbine with an omnidirectional capture system, the INVELOX system. In the present study, the improvement of such patented system has been developed by performing a detailed numerical analysis varying several geometrical parameters and …
Ducted wind turbines were of broad interest at the Wind Energy Innovative Systems Conference in 1979. One of the conclusions from this conference, however, was that power augmentation systems are conceivable, but economic applications of shrouded wind turbines seemed not feasible due to the prohibitive cost of the …
A Structural Analysis for the Reconfigurable Ducted Turbine Array …
This paper focuses on structural modeling of a single ducted turbine as a key component of the reconfigurable ducted turbine array concept previously proposed by the authors. The ducted hydrokinetic turbine system consists of sub-assemblies, such as the duct, rotor, hub, nacelle, nacelle connectors, etc. This paper focuses on the two …
Test campaign and application of a small-scale ducted wind turbine with analysis …
We considered a ducted wind turbine with a convergent-divergent duct geometry. • We investigated performance in wind tunnel and in open environment. • We measured an increase factor of 2.5 in power compared to a traditional turbine. • …
Abstract. Ducted wind turbines (DWTs) can be used for energy harvesting in urban areas where non-uniform flows are caused by the presence of buildings or other surface discontinuities. For this reason, the aerodynamic performance of DWTs in yawed-flow conditions must be characterized depending upon their geometric …
Ducted or shrouded wind turbines have been invented and reinvented throughout the 20th century. One such inventor was Dew Oliver, who installed his "blunderbuss," or ducted turbine, in California''s San Gorgonio Pass in the 1920s.
Design of shorter duct for wind turbines to enhance power …
Duct augmented wind turbines (DAWT) are extremely beneficial to areas with low wind speeds. The duct surrounding the turbine improves the power output by accelerating the approaching wind. This paper aims to design a shorter duct suitable to the wind turbine blade and enhance wind power. This article gives a performance variation …
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Abstract. The aerodynamic design of a ducted wind turbine for maximum total power coefficient was studied numerically using the axisymmetric Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equations and an …
(PDF) Optimization of the power output from ducted …
Optimization of the power output from ducted turbines. February 2003. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part A Journal of Power and Energy 217 (1):107-117. DOI: 10.1243 ...
Design method for a bidirectional ducted tidal turbine based on …
Among the various types, many studies, developments and demonstrations of horizontal-shaft propeller-type single turbines have been conducted. 10–14 For single turbines, methods based on simplified blade elementary momentum theory, which is widely used for wind turbines, are often applied. 15–17 Studies on …
Abstract. Multi-element ducts are used to improve the aerodynamic performance of ducted wind turbines (DWTs). Steady-state, two-dimensional computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations are performed for a multi-element duct geometry consisting of a duct and a flap; the goal is to evaluate the effects on the aerodynamic performance of the radial gap …