Modelización del flujo invíscido alrededor de la pala de un aerogenerador mediante el metodo de los paneles

Abstract

This work describes the formulation of a computational model to detemine, under inviscid conditions, the tri-dimensional flow field around the blade of an horizontal-axis wind turbine. The model is based upon a panel representation of a rigid, thin and twisted blade of finite span. The distribution of circulation is originated by a system of straight bound vortices associated to the blade and a system of free vortex filaments, having helical paths with non-constant radii, that generates a prescribed fixed wake. The velocities induced by that vortex system are calculated by the Biot-Savart law. The methodology followed in order to calculate the span and chordwise distributions of circulation, induced velocities and aerodynamic loads is presented for a blade whose geometry and working conditions are defined, without considering the interference effects.

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