| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/J13496/01 |
| Title: |
MODELLING AND WIND TUNNEL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF COMPLIANT SINGLE BLADED VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE |
| Principal Investigator: |
Boyle, Professor G |
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Design & Innovation |
| Organisation: |
Open University |
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Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
10 June 1993 |
Ends: |
09 December 1994 |
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86,215
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A new one bladed vertical axis wind turbine, the Mono V-Turbine, a development of the V-VAWT, has been devised by Derek Taylor and David Sharpe. Patents for this new design are being sought. The design consists of one inclined bled (with associated balance weights) mounted on a teetered hub above a relatively short support structure which houses ground-level generating equipment. The blade can be designed to be parked in a horizontal position, minimising its already low visual impact. This is an important factor in current wind energy developments.The novel arrangements of one teetered blade and its counter-weights as proposed, represents an elegant solution to a number of limitations to the vertical axis wind turbine. It offers a reduction in the loads transmitted to tower and bearings, it facilitates the use of one blade and allows a cantilevered blade to be employed. These features should contribute to major cost savings, and in combination with performance gains, should improve the economic competitiveness of the turbine compared to other types.The proposed research programme on the Mono V-Turbine includes detailed aerodynamic and dynamic modelling (including the effects of teeter excursion) by adapting the existing computer model of the V-VAWT and developing a model of the dynamic behaviour of the turbine. The computer model will them be used to optimise the design of the Mono V-Turbine.A wind tunnel model of the Mono V-Turbine will then be designed, constructed and instrumented. Wind tunnel testing of this model will then be carried out in a wind tunnel at QMW. The measured results will be compared with the theoretical predictions.
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