Investigation of low reynolds number airfoils for fixed-pitch straight-bladed VAWT

Selection of appropriate airfoil is very important for improved aerodynamic performance of a smaller-capacity fixed-pitch straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbine (SB-VAWT). Recently, Islam et. al1 have identified the desirable features of an ideal airfoil for smaller capacity SB-VAWT to improve...

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Main Authors:	Islam, Mazharul, Amin, Mohammad Ruhul, Carriveau, Rupp, Fartaj, Amir
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English
Published:	2009
Subjects:	TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
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spelling	iium-569482017-05-17T03:10:55Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/56948/ Investigation of low reynolds number airfoils for fixed-pitch straight-bladed VAWT Islam, Mazharul Amin, Mohammad Ruhul Carriveau, Rupp Fartaj, Amir TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Selection of appropriate airfoil is very important for improved aerodynamic performance of a smaller-capacity fixed-pitch straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbine (SB-VAWT). Recently, Islam et. al1 have identified the desirable features of an ideal airfoil for smaller capacity SB-VAWT to improve its starting characteristics and overall performance. They have shortlisted several aerodynamic characteristics of the desirable airfoil. Based on these desirable aerodynamic characteristics, an attempt has been made in this paper to investigate the experimental results of different types of airfoils which meet the ideal characteristics of the desired airfoil identified by Islam et. al1 . After performing a screening process, seven prospective candidate low RN airfoils are selected. In this study,only the low RN experimental datasets are sought which are proved to be difficult to find since most public domain datasets are for high RN. It has been found that most of the candidate asymmetric airfoils are performing better than conventional NACA 0015 airfoil which has been extensively used for SB-VAWTs, especially for 0°≤α≤90°. 2009-01 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/56948/7/56948_Investigation%20of%20Low%20Reynolds%20Number_complete.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/56948/8/56948_Investigation%20of%20Low%20Reynolds%20Number_SCOPUS.pdf Islam, Mazharul and Amin, Mohammad Ruhul and Carriveau, Rupp and Fartaj, Amir (2009) Investigation of low reynolds number airfoils for fixed-pitch straight-bladed VAWT. In: 47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition, 5-8 January 2009, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.. https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/6.2009-275
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spellingShingle	TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Islam, Mazharul Amin, Mohammad Ruhul Carriveau, Rupp Fartaj, Amir Investigation of low reynolds number airfoils for fixed-pitch straight-bladed VAWT
description	Selection of appropriate airfoil is very important for improved aerodynamic performance of a smaller-capacity fixed-pitch straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbine (SB-VAWT). Recently, Islam et. al1 have identified the desirable features of an ideal airfoil for smaller capacity SB-VAWT to improve its starting characteristics and overall performance. They have shortlisted several aerodynamic characteristics of the desirable airfoil. Based on these desirable aerodynamic characteristics, an attempt has been made in this paper to investigate the experimental results of different types of airfoils which meet the ideal characteristics of the desired airfoil identified by Islam et. al1 . After performing a screening process, seven prospective candidate low RN airfoils are selected. In this study,only the low RN experimental datasets are sought which are proved to be difficult to find since most public domain datasets are for high RN. It has been found that most of the candidate asymmetric airfoils are performing better than conventional NACA 0015 airfoil which has been extensively used for SB-VAWTs, especially for 0°≤α≤90°.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Islam, Mazharul Amin, Mohammad Ruhul Carriveau, Rupp Fartaj, Amir
author_facet	Islam, Mazharul Amin, Mohammad Ruhul Carriveau, Rupp Fartaj, Amir
author_sort	Islam, Mazharul
title	Investigation of low reynolds number airfoils for fixed-pitch straight-bladed VAWT
title_short	Investigation of low reynolds number airfoils for fixed-pitch straight-bladed VAWT
title_full	Investigation of low reynolds number airfoils for fixed-pitch straight-bladed VAWT
title_fullStr	Investigation of low reynolds number airfoils for fixed-pitch straight-bladed VAWT
title_full_unstemmed	Investigation of low reynolds number airfoils for fixed-pitch straight-bladed VAWT
title_sort	investigation of low reynolds number airfoils for fixed-pitch straight-bladed vawt
publishDate	2009
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Investigation of low reynolds number airfoils for fixed-pitch straight-bladed VAWT

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