4.

1 LIFT FORCE FOR VARIOUS GEOMETRIES

Lift force generated by the wind is responsible for the rotation of the wind turbine blades. So the lift force
developed on the wing due to the wind is calculated and compared for various sections using fluent.

Table 4.1Diffuser geometry optimization at various wind speeds

LIFT FORCE(N)
WIND BARE
SPEED(m/s) TURBINE 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000
1 16 17 22 15 4 13 13 16
2 65 70 88 54 20 53 53 68
3 145 140 208 134 50 131 131 155
4 262 212 369 220 64 209 210 276
5 411 416 559 347 151 346 344 430
6 594 589 771 525 192 502 497 628
7 789 820 1059 710 259 636 674 870
8 1008 1063 1466 892 356 880 913 1113
9 1287 1357 1844 1117 474 1086 1101 1423
10 1581 1607 2325 1418 517 1370 1343 1757
11 1902 2096 2734 1722 751 1607 1569 2081
12 2397 3440 3294 1966 742 1879 1833 2508
13 2712 4013 3901 2500 921 2198 2202 2880
14 3187 4585 4558 2799 1167 2573 2470 3402
15 3769 5400 5188 3107 1168 3043 2991 4030
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6000

5000

4000
Bare
Lift force (N)

2000
2500
3000
3000
3500

2000 4000
4500
5000
1000

0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Wind speed (m/s)

Fig 4.5 Diffuser geometry optimization graph

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4.2 DIFFUSER LENGTH OPTIMIZATION
Based on the lift force developed, the geometry named 2500 is selected. Now the of the outside diffuser is
optimized by analyzing geometries of various outside diffuser lengths.

Table 4.2 Length optimization at various wind speeds

LIFT FORCE (N)

WIND SPEED
(m/s) 1000 2000 3000 4000
1 13 22 8 9
2 53 88 30 40
3 121 208 69 78
4 213 369 125 153
5 342 559 179 223
6 498 771 225 324
7 669 1059 432 450
8 875 1466 464 558
9 1081 1844 686 724
10 1347 2325 747 946
11 1638 2734 853 1105
12 1955 3294 1414 1184
13 2371 3901 1325 1588
14 2749 4558 1699 1770
15 3036 5188 1951 1911
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 Diffuser Length Optimization
6000

5000

4000
Lift force (N)

1000
3000
2000
3000
2000 4000

1000

0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Wind speed (m/s)

Fig 4.6 Diffuser length optimization graph

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4.3 EXIT AREA OPTIMIZATION
After the selection of the best diffuser by length optimization, area optimization is carried out.

Table 4.3 Area optimization at various wind speeds

LIFT FORCE (N)

WIND SPEED (m/s) 36500 38500 39500
1 17 22 18
2 72 88 74
3 164 208 179
4 289 369 295
5 451 559 492
6 647 771 671
7 878 1059 884
8 1127 1466 1175
9 1441 1844 1455
10 1753 2325 1825
11 2119 2734 2113
12 2496 3294 2678
13 2942 3901 3122
14 3380 4558 3677
15 3957 5188 3453

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 Exit Area Optimization
6000

5000

4000
Lift force (N)

3000 36500
38500
39500
2000

1000

0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Wind speed (m/s)

Fig 4.7 Exit area optimization graph

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4.4 FINAL COMPARISON
Thus the results obtained from the above graphs are compared in the following tabulation.

Table 4.4Final comparison of bare turbine vs diffuser with/without brim

LIFT FORCE (N)

DIFFUSER DIFFUSER WITH
WIND SPEED (m/s) WITHOUT BRIM BRIM BARE TURBINE
1 22 24 16
2 88 96 65
3 208 218 145
4 369 392 262
5 559 601 411
6 771 860 594
7 1059 1193 789
8 1466 1518 1008
9 1844 1917 1287
10 2325 2472 1581
11 2734 2892 1902
12 3294 3436 2397
13 3901 3982 2712
14 4558 4707 3187
15 5188 5435 3769

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 FINAL COMPARISON
6000

5000

4000
Lift force (N)

3000 Bare turbine

Diffuser without brim
Diffuser with brim
2000

1000

0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Wind speed (m/s)

Fig 4.8 Final comparison graph

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