A High Performance Airfoil-Profile Deflector for Open Sunroof Wind Noise

Sinha, Sudhir K.; Kavarana, Farokh; Williams, D.; Asao, Kazuya

doi:10.4271/2016-01-1806

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“…The papers contained information on the wind flow in unstructured fields such as buildings, air exhaust, sunroofs, etc. [47][48][49][50], where the main focus was to obtain efficient flow. The most common application was in wind turbines, with the aim of optimizing power output by increasing the airflow.…”

Section: Bibliometric Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

Recent Development in the Design of Wind Deflectors for Vertical Axis Wind Turbine: A Review

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Developments in the design of wind turbines with augmentation are advancing around the globe with the goal of generating electricity close to the user in built-up areas. This is certain to help lessen the power generation load as well as distribution and transmission network costs by reducing the distance between the user and the power source. The main objectives driving the development and advancement of vertical-axis wind turbines are increasing the power coefficient and the torque coefficient by optimizing the upstream wind striking on the rotor blades. Unlike horizontal-axis wind turbines, vertical axis turbines generate not only positive torque but also negative torque during operation. The negative torque generated by the returning blade is a key issue for vertical-axis wind turbines (VAWTs) that is counterproductive. Installation of wind deflectors for flow augmentation helps to reduce the negative torque generated by the returning blades as well as enhance the positive torque by creating a diversion in the upstream wind towards the forwarding blade during operation. This paper reviews various designs, experiments, and CFD simulations of wind deflectors reported to date. Optimization techniques for VAWTs incorporating wind deflectors are discussed in detail. The main focus of the review was on the installation position and orientation of the deflectors and their potential contribution to increasing the power coefficient. Topics for future study are suggested in the conclusion section of the paper.

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Section: Bibliometric Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%