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Validation of the Beddoes–Leishman dynamic stall model for horizontal axis wind turbines using MEXICO data
Author(s) -
Pereira Ricardo,
Schepers Gerard,
Pavel Marilena D.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
wind energy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.743
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1099-1824
pISSN - 1095-4244
DOI - 10.1002/we.541
Subject(s) - stall (fluid mechanics) , aerodynamics , airfoil , turbine , blade element momentum theory , wind tunnel , marine engineering , horizontal axis , engineering , vertical axis , wind power , structural engineering , blade element theory , turbine blade , aerospace engineering , electrical engineering , engineering drawing
The aim of this study is to assess the load predicting capability of a classical Beddoes–Leishman dynamic stall model in a horizontal axis wind turbine environment, in the presence of yaw misalignment. The dynamic stall model was tailored to the horizontal axis wind turbine environment and validated against unsteady thick airfoil data. Subsequently, the dynamic stall model was implemented in a blade element‐momentum code for yawed flow, and the results were compared with aerodynamic measurements obtained in the MEXICO (Model Rotor Experiments under Controlled Conditions) project on a wind turbine rotor placed in a large scale wind tunnel. In general, reasonable to good agreement was found between the blade element‐momentum model and MEXICO data. When large yaw misalignments were imposed, poor agreement was found in the downstroke of the movement between the model and the experiment. Still, over a revolution, the maximum normal force coefficient predicted was always within 8% of experimental data at the inboard stations, which is encouraging especially when blade fatigue calculations are being considered. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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