Open AccessBearing friction effect on cup anemometer performance modelling
Author(s) -
Daniel Alfonso-Corcuera,
Santiago Pindado,
Mikel Ogueta-Gutiérrez,
Ángel Sanz-Andrés
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/2090/1/012101
Subject(s) - anemometer , mechanics , friction torque , rotation (mathematics) , drag , rotational speed , torque , work (physics) , exponential function , aerodynamics , wind tunnel , physics , materials science , euler angles , control theory (sociology) , mathematics , classical mechanics , mathematical analysis , turbulence , computer science , geometry , thermodynamics , control (management) , artificial intelligence
In the present work, the effect of the friction forces at bearings on cup anemometer performance is studied. The study is based on the classical analytical approach to cup anemometer performance (2-cup model), used in the analysis by Schrenk (1929) and Wyngaard (1981). The friction torque dependence on temperature was modelled using exponential functions fitted to the experimental results from RISØ report #1348 by Pedersen (2003). Results indicate a logical poorer performance (in terms of a lower rotation speed at the same wind velocity), with an increase of the friction. However, this decrease of the performance is affected by the aerodynamic characteristics of the cups. More precisely, results indicate that the effect of the friction is modified depending on the ratio between the maximum value of the aerodynamic drag coefficient (at 0° yaw angle) and the minimum one (at 180° yaw angle). This reveals as a possible way to increase the efficiency of the cup anemometer rotors. Besides, if the friction torque is included in the equations, a noticeable deviation of the rotation rate (0.5-1% with regard to the expected rotation rate without considering friction) is found for low temperatures.