Numerical Analysis of Horizontal Axis wind turbine with gurney flap using OpenFOAM

Cost Model for Floating Multi-Megawatt Vertical Axis Wind Turbines: With a Focus on the DeepWind Concept

In an effort to achieve economic sustainability, the major challenge for offshore wind remains to bring down costs by approximately 35 % before 2020. With wind farm sites going into deeper waters, further from shore, with more difficult bottom conditions and rougher wave climate, costs are rising faster than the improvements in the technology...

Dynamic Stall on Vertical Axis Wind Turbines: Creating a benchmark of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines in Dynamic Stall for validating numerical models

Path Optimization of a Pumping Kite System

Airborne wind energy is a new research field that aims to harvest winds at high altitudes. The pumping kite concept investigated at the Delft University of Technology is based on leading edge inflatable kites that divide a generation cycle into three phases: traction, retraction, and transition. This research project aims to optimise the...

Double actuator cylinder (AC) model of a tandem vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) counter-rotating rotor concept operating in different wind conditions

The aim of this thesis is to evaluate the influence between the two counter-rotating VAWT rotors with the Double Actuator Cylinder (DAC) model which will be validated against the panel code. The DAC model is developed from the original Actuator Cylinder (AC) model which includes the Modified-Linear (Mod-Lin) correction. The original AC model for...

Implementation of a near-wake model to improve the radial induction distribution of an existing BEM code validated by comparison to CFD results

The Blade Element Momentum (BEM) method is a widely used model for rotor performance and aeroelastic calculations but it has assumptions in its formulation which limit its accuracy. The theoretical background of these limitations has been studied and an improvement in the form of the Near Wake Model (NWM) has been identified. The model adds near...

Single Blade Installation for Large Wind Turbines in Extreme Wind Conditions: A Quasi-Steady Aeroelastic Study in High Wind Speeds under Different Inflow Angles

Energy demand from wind greatly increases, as such more remote sites need to be explored in order to find good wind resources. These remote sites are driving the industry further offshore and therefore into extreme wind and sea conditions. This push towards extreme conditions requires technological advancements concerning the wind turbine loads,...

A numerical investigation of using flap control on VAWTs

The renewable energy need facilitates the development of offshore wind power. The abundant wind resource has pushed the wind farms into deep water sites. The floating VAWT concept is emerges as the times require. This research is part of Deepwind concept development. The project focuses on verifying the feasibility of using flap control to...

Enhancing the Features of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines with Active Flap Control and Airfoil Design

In recent years, the research on Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWTs) have been paving the way for the very large-scale (10-20 MW) floating offshore applications. For a cost effective utilization, VAWTs need to deliver superior aerodynamic and structural performance. Nowadays, the complex ow phenomenon of VAWTs have been better understood and the...

Unsteady Aerodynamic Load Control Using DBD Plasma Actuators: Various Trailing-edge shapes and Multi-DBDs

Big wind farms with big wind turbines are more cost effective and produce greener electricity compared to smaller ones. This is one of the reasons for the growth of wind turbine size during the last 3 decades. However, as wind turbines become bigger, their blades become longer, thicker and heavier. This results in larger unsteady loads on blades...