An extended actuator cylinder model

Title

An extended actuator cylinder model: Actuator-in-actuator cylinder (AC-squared) model

 Author

De Tavernier, D. (TU Delft Wind Energy) ORCID 0000-0002-8678-8198
Ferreira, Carlos (TU Delft Wind Energy) ORCID 0000-0003-0192-3651

 Date

2019-08-01

 Abstract

In this paper, the actuator-in-actuator cylinder (AC-squared) model is presented. This model is an extension of the original actuator cylinder model of Madsen and is capable of modelling the effect of a two concentric actuation surfaces in 2D. The induced velocity at every point in the 2D field is affected by the force field acting on the two actuator cylinders. The equations are derived, and a model verification is performed using analytical solutions of flows, proof of flow equivalence, and using OpenFOAM calculations. Finally, the model is applied to different case studies, and the results are compared with a time-dependent free wake vortex method.


 Subject

actuator cylinder
double actuator
VAWT
vertical axis wind turbine

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 DOI

https://doi.org/10.1002/we.2340

 ISSN

1095-4244

 Source

Wind Energy, 22 (8), 1058-1070

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Institutional Repository

 Document type

journal article

 Rights

© 2019 D. De Tavernier, Carlos Ferreira
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