1. Experimental benchmark and code validation for airfoils equipped with passive vortex generators
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Baldacchino, D. (author), M Manolesos, M. (author), Ferreira, Carlos (author), Gonzalez Salcedo, A (author), Aparicio, M. (author), Chaviaropoulos, T. (author), Diakakis, K. (author), Florentie, L. (author), Garcia, M. (author), Papadakis, G (author), Sorensen, N.N. (author), Timmer, W.A. (author), Troldborg, N. (author), Voutsinas, S. (author), van Zuijlen, A.H. (author), Baldacchino, D. (author), M Manolesos, M. (author), Ferreira, Carlos (author), Gonzalez Salcedo, A (author), Aparicio, M. (author), Chaviaropoulos, T. (author), Diakakis, K. (author), Florentie, L. (author), Garcia, M. (author), Papadakis, G (author), Sorensen, N.N. (author), Timmer, W.A. (author), Troldborg, N. (author), Voutsinas, S. (author), and van Zuijlen, A.H. (author)
- Abstract
Experimental results and complimentary computations for airfoils with vortex generators are compared in this paper, as part of an e_ort within the AVATAR project to develop tools for wind turbine blade control devices. Measurements from two airfoils equipped with passive vortex generators, a 30% thick DU97W300 and an 18% thick NTUA T18 have been used for benchmarking several simulation tools. These tools span low-to-high complexity, ranging from engineering-level integral boundary layer tools to fully-resolved computational uid dynamics codes. Results indicate that with appropriate calibration, engineering-type tools can capture the e_ects of vortex generators and outperform more complex tools. Fully resolved CFD comes at a much higher computational cost and does not necessarily capture the increased lift due to the VGs. However, in lieu of the limited experimental data available for calibration, high _delity tools are still required for assessing the e_ect of vortex generators on airfoil performance., Wind Energy, Aerodynamics, Education and Student Affairs
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- 2016
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