Power Augmentation Effects of a Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine With a Tip Vane—Part 2: Flow Visualization
- 1 June 1994
- journal article
- Published by ASME International in Journal of Fluids Engineering
- Vol. 116 (2) , 293-297
- https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2910269
Abstract
This paper presents a discussion of the physics of the flow discussed in our first report (Shimizu, Y. et al., 1990). By visualizing the flow around the tip vane, the following results were drawn: 1) The strength of the tip vortex, the induced drag and turbulence on the blade tip can be diminished with a tip vane. 2) The inflow rate to the rotary surface of wind turbine can be increased with the tip vane.Keywords
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