Experimental and numerical investigation into effect of different blade configurations on performance of small-scale wind turbines

An open design for a low-cost open-loop subsonic wind tunnel for aerodynamic measurement and characterization

“…Unfortunately, air as a moving fluid is hard to predict, so numerical modeling by using software varies significantly from the result of the prototype to the actual test [5] . Ideally, an experimental test of the turbine prototype or layout model must be tested in a wind tunnel to support the numerical modeling and minimize the deviation [6] .…”

Effect of Shroud Components on the Performance of a Small Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine

“…To investigate the effect of different blade configurations on small-scale wind turbine performance, experimental and numerical study have been conducted by Mohamed et al [16] using Ansys CFD software. A 3-D computational model of the rotor system is created and simulated by applying Realizable k-ɛ turbulent model to examine the performance of 4 types of blade configurations (NACA 0012 with Straight and Twisted blades, NACA 4418 with Straight and Twisted blades).…”