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    This document discusses simulations of vertical axis wind turbines using ANSYS Fluent. It will cover: 1) Setting up a moving boundary simulation of turbine blades rotating around a central axis. 2) The aerodynamic forces of lift and drag acting on the rotating blades that generate torque and power. 3) Using the Fluent Expression Language to set up conditional boundary conditions and equations based on simulation parameters like time and velocity. 4) Creating a parametric study in Fluent to vary inlet velocity and rotational speed and analyze the output torque and power over time.

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    This document discusses simulations of vertical axis wind turbines using ANSYS Fluent. It will cover: 1) Setting up a moving boundary simulation of turbine blades rotating around a central axis. 2) The aerodynamic forces of lift and drag acting on the rotating blades that generate torque and power. 3) Using the Fluent Expression Language to set up conditional boundary conditions and equations based on simulation parameters like time and velocity. 4) Creating a parametric study in Fluent to vary inlet velocity and rotational speed and analyze the output torque and power over time.

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    This document discusses simulations of vertical axis wind turbines using ANSYS Fluent. It will cover: 1) Setting up a moving boundary simulation of turbine blades rotating around a central axis. 2) The aerodynamic forces of lift and drag acting on the rotating blades that generate torque and power. 3) Using the Fluent Expression Language to set up conditional boundary conditions and equations based on simulation parameters like time and velocity. 4) Creating a parametric study in Fluent to vary inlet velocity and rotational speed and analyze the output torque and power over time.

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    This document discusses simulations of vertical axis wind turbines using ANSYS Fluent. It will cover: 1) Setting up a moving boundary simulation of turbine blades rotating around a central axis. 2) The aerodynamic forces of lift and drag acting on the rotating blades that generate torque and power. 3) Using the Fluent Expression Language to set up conditional boundary conditions and equations based on simulation parameters like time and velocity. 4) Creating a parametric study in Fluent to vary inlet velocity and rotational speed and analyze the output torque and power over time.

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    Computational

    Fluid Dynamics
    Ansys Fluent

    M. Abi Rizky
    Mechanical Engineer – CAE Consultant
    Vertical Axis
    Wind Turbine
    Simulation

    What will be discussed in this meeting


    - Simulation overview
    - Aerodynamics of VAWT
    - How to setup a moving boundary
    - How to use Fluent Expression Language
    - How to setup parametric study
    The simulation will utilize S809-nr airfoil as the
    Simulation turbine blades at a 6° AoA

    Overview

    The simulation's goal is to calculate the torque No Inlet Velocity Turbine Rotational Speed
    and power from each blades and plot the 1 3 60
    graph over time given the following operational 2 2.5 30
    conditions. 3 2 20
    4 1.5 10
    The forces acting on the blades are lift and
    Aerodynamics drag.
    These forces generate torque on the turbine
    of Vertical Axis and causing it to rotate.
    The power generated by the blade is the
    Wind Turbine product of this torque and angular velocity.

    Each blade's torque changes over time as


    they rotate around the axis, and so does the
    generated power.
    Setting up a moving boundary for CFD on Ansys

    On Design Modeler On Ansys Meshing

    Split the moving boundary from the rest of the Define the contact between the moving
    domain. region to the rest of the domain.
    Setting up a moving boundary for CFD on Ansys
    (cont'd)
    On Ansys Fluent

    Set the mesh motion on the And set mesh interface based on
    moving boundary the contact region
    Fluent Expression Language (FEL), based on
    Fluent CFX Expression Language (CEL), are
    expressions you can use for setting up CFD

    Expression simulations on Ansys.


    You can set boundary conditions, so they

    Language are not limited to simple floating values, but


    instead in forms of:
    - Conditional expressions, such as IF,
    AND, NOT, OR, and XOR
    - Equations based on time, space, and
    other variables
    - Other mathematical expressions
    Fluent
    Expression 1 2 3
    4

    Language
    (cont'd) 1. Conditional expression
    2. Condition
    3. What the simulation will do when the
    condition is met
    4. What the simulation will do when the
    condition is not met (else)
    Parametric Study
    Input parameters, set this up on Fluent Output Parameters, set up on CFD-Post
    All the parameters which have been set on
    Parametric Geometry, Mesh, Setup, and Results parts
    can all be viewed on the "Parameter Set"

    Study (cont'd) tab on Workbench.


    In this tab, you can plot the data you have
    acquired, or access the simulation data
    from each "design points"
    Geometry Setup
    Study Case –
    Vertical Axis
    Wind Turbine
    Creating a separation between the main
    fluid domain and the rotating domain is
    the key.
    - Domain length: 30 m
    - Domain width: 16 m
    - Shaft distance to inlet: 5 m
    - Rotating domain diameter: 4-5 m
    Mesh Setup
    Study Case –
    Vertical Axis
    Wind Turbine
    Orthogonal quality target >0.1
    - Global element size: 0.1 m
    - Quadrilateral dominant on main fluid region
    - All triangular elements on rotating region
    - Inflation layer on the turbine blades and shaft 1mm
    first layer thickness, 10 layers
    - Edge sizing on blades, such that the orthogonal quality
    is target is met
    - Face sizing on rotating region, 0.5 global factor

    Ensure the contact between regions are correct


    Solver Setup
    Study Case –
    Vertical Axis
    Wind Turbine
    • Transient solver, 1e-2 s time step size, 3000
    time-steps
    • Fluid: air at standard condition
    • Rotating region cell zone: use expression
    • Boundary conditions No Inlet Velocity Turbine Rotational Speed
    • Inlet: use parameter 1 3 60
    • Outlet: 0 Pa 2 2.5 30
    • Blades: rotating relative to adjacent cells
    • Interface: Use contact defined on meshing step 3 2 20
    • Rotational expression: use parameter 4 1.5 10
    Post-Processing
    Study Case –
    Vertical Axis
    Wind Turbine
    • Use expression language to get the torque value
    from each blade
    • Use expression language to get the power value
    from all the blades
    • Create a chart for torque vs time and power vs
    time
    • Use the expressions as output values
    Thank You!

    M. Abi Rizky
    Mechanical Engineer – CAE Consultant

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