In this research a simulation of steady flow of a gas through a convergent divergent nozzle which has a varying cross sectional area will be considered. The nature of the flow can be explained by considering how the flow and its characteristics in the nozzle changes as nthe back pressure Pb is decreased.The characteristics of gas flow i.e.(Mach number, static pressure, density, velocity magnitude and static temperature) distributions for the convergent divergent nozzle are implemented by using the ANSYS Fluent 12.1 software to solve the quasi-one dimensional nozzle flow.The reductions in the back pressure cannot affect conditions upstream of the throat. The nozzle is, therefore, choked. The shock wave increases the pressure, density and temperature and reduces the velocity and Mach number to a subsonic value, and as back pressure is further reduced to a certain value, the extent of the supersonic flow region increases, the shock wave moving further down the divergent portion of the nozzle towards the exit plane.
A computer program in visual basic was designed to predict the performance of fast running horizontal axis wind turbine for electricity generation by using blade element theory and momentum theory. NACA 4415 was chosen for the aerofoil section of blade. the design parameters ( design tip speed ratio , rotor radius and blade number ) represented in scroll bars was designed in visual basic, and by changing these parameters , solidity, chord line and twist angle curves along the blade, in addition to the rotor performance curve (relation of power coefficient with tip speed ratio), will be draw instantly.
The numerical integration (trapezoidal method) was used to compute the area under rotor performance curve, the program will record the value of this area, and by change parameter design and by knowing the maximum value of area, we will know the optimal design for turbine rotor.
The three and four rotor blades and the values of design tip speed ratio between (5 - 9) give the best performance of rotor. The effect change of rotor radius on performance rotor was found very small, and there is no noticed effect to rated wind speed on rotor performance when changing parameter design in computer program
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