A grid deformation method for wind turbine CFD applications

Niels N. Sørensen*

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Abstract

The desire for low cost of energy is driving the development of modern wind turbines toward more and more flexible designs. With respect to aerodynamic evaluation of these designs based on CFD this pose a requirement for the capability to compute the flow on deforming grids around heavily deforming geometries. The present paper describes an efficient explicit method suited for deforming geometries in a structured grid approach, here illustrated for airfoil and a wind turbine rotor simulations. Based on the present investigation, it is illustrated that the solution on the deformed grids deviates less than a fraction of a percent from the solution on the original grids both for the airfoil and the rotor case.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Science of Making Torque from Wind (TORQUE 2024): Modeling and simulation technology
Number of pages8
PublisherIOP Publishing
Publication date2024
Article number052030
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024
EventThe Science of Making Torque from Wind (TORQUE 2024) - Florence, Italy
Duration: 29 May 202431 May 2024

Conference

ConferenceThe Science of Making Torque from Wind (TORQUE 2024)
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityFlorence
Period29/05/202431/05/2024
SeriesJournal of Physics: Conference Series
Number5
Volume2767
ISSN1742-6588

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