Journal article
A. Meana-Fernández, L. Díaz-Artos, J. M. F. Oro, S. Velarde-Suárez
Proceedings, vol. 2(23), 2018, p. 1464
Proceedings, vol. 2(23), 2018, p. 1464
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Meana-Fernández, A., Díaz-Artos, L., Oro, J. M. F., & Velarde-Suárez, S. (2018). Proposal of an Optimized Airfoil Geometry for Vertical-Axis Wind Turbine Applications. Proceedings, 2(23), 1464. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2231464
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Meana-Fernández, A., L. Díaz-Artos, J. M. F. Oro, and S. Velarde-Suárez. “Proposal of an Optimized Airfoil Geometry for Vertical-Axis Wind Turbine Applications.” Proceedings 2, no. 23 (2018): 1464.
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Meana-Fernández, A., et al. “Proposal of an Optimized Airfoil Geometry for Vertical-Axis Wind Turbine Applications.” Proceedings, vol. 2, no. 23, 2018, p. 1464, doi:10.3390/proceedings2231464.
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@article{a2018a,
title = {Proposal of an Optimized Airfoil Geometry for Vertical-Axis Wind Turbine Applications},
year = {2018},
issue = {23},
journal = {Proceedings},
pages = {1464},
volume = {2},
doi = {10.3390/proceedings2231464},
author = {Meana-Fernández, A. and Díaz-Artos, L. and Oro, J. M. F. and Velarde-Suárez, S.}
}
Abstract
In this work, an airfoil geometry optimized for vertical-axis wind turbine applications is presented. Different airfoil shapes have been analyzed with JavaFoil, a panel method software. Then, the results from the analysis have been used to optimize the performance of the proposed airfoil shape (UO-17-LDA). This airfoil presents a high lift-to-drag ratio and a delayed stall angle with respect to the original FX-63-137 airfoil, making it suitable for vertical-axis wind turbine applications. The practicality of JavaFoil for the comparison of different airfoil geometries has been verified, as it is capable of obtaining results for a wide number of flow conditions in small computational times and with a user-friendly interface. Nevertheless, the results diverge from the actual solution for high angles of attack (beyond stall).
Keywords
vertical-axis wind turbines; airfoil design; performance optimization
