Navier-Stokes and Comprehensive Analysis Performance Predictions of the NREL Phase VI Experiment

Abstract

A vortex lattice code, CAMRAD II, and a Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stoke code, OVERFLOW-D2, were used to predict the aerodynamic performance of a two-bladed horizontal axis wind turbine. All computations were compared with experimental data that was collected at the NASA Ames Research Center 80- by 120-Foot Wind Tunnel. Computations were performed for both axial as well as yawed operating conditions. Various stall delay models and dynamics stall models were used by the CAMRAD II code. Comparisons between the experimental data and computed aerodynamic loads show that the OVERFLOW-D2 code can accurately predict the power and spanwise loading of a wind turbine rotor.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA520249

Entities

People

  • Earl P. Duque
  • Michael D. Burklund
  • Wayne Johnson

Organizations

  • Northern Arizona University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Axial Flow
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Euler Equations
  • Experimental Data
  • Flow Visualization
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Operating Systems
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Three Dimensional
  • Turbulent Mixing
  • Wind Energy
  • Wind Turbines

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics.
  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.