Modeling And Simulation Of The Vertical Axis Wind Turbine By Qblade Software

Asmae, Bouanani; Mama, Bouchaour; Laarej, Merad

Algerian Journal of Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development
Volume 2, Numéro 2, Pages 181-188
2020-12-15

Modeling And Simulation Of The Vertical Axis Wind Turbine By Qblade Software

Authors : Asmae Bouanani . Mama Bouchaour . Laarej Merad .

Abstract

Wind energy is clean energy. This one is aviable alternative to the problemsraised bynuclear waste management and greenhouse gas emissions.Vertical axis wind turbines present a lotof advantagesfor domestic applications, where wind flow conditions are intermittent, omnidirectional, unsteady and turbulent. In this work, we discussVAWT type wind turbines. More specifically, we present the geometry and aerodynamic characteristics of the blade profiles.The acting forces and DMS multiple flow tube modelsare also studied. This work gives Qblade software as a simulation method to optimize the behaviour of the blades from the selected NACA profiles. The analysis first goes through the design of the blades then it calculatesthe forces on the blade and coefficients of lift, drag and fineness. At the end of this article we have the DMS simulation of the VAWT turbines, by determining the power coefficient and the power collected by the turbine to select the wind turbine adapted to a well characterized site