AERO DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE EVOLUTION OF A HORIZONTAL AXIS DUAL ROTOR WIND TURBINE BY CFD SOFTWARE

Abstract

The advantage of small horizontal axis wind turbines provides a clean and viable option for energy. Although large progress has been achieved in the wind energy sector, there is reduce the cost and improve the performance of small wind turbines. An enhanced understanding of how small wind turbines interact with wind turns out to be essential. Various types of wind turbines are designed to take advantage of wind power based on the principle of aerodynamics. Depending on the wind turbine rotor orientation, there are two types of wind turbine, horizontal axis wind turbine (HAWT) and vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT Currently large no research has concentrated on improving the aerodynamic performance of wind turbine blade through wind tunnel testing and theoretical studies. However wind turbine simulation through computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software offers easy solution to aerodynamics blade analysis problem.