期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND FLUID FLOW
卷 43, 期 -, 页码 96-108出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2013.03.010
关键词
LES; RANS; Sliding meshes; Tidal stream turbines
资金
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [EP/I027912/1, EP/J010235/1] Funding Source: researchfish
- EPSRC [EP/J010235/1, EP/I027912/1] Funding Source: UKRI
This paper presents results from numerical simulations of a 3-bladed horizontal axis tidal stream turbine. Initially, Reynolds Averaged Navier Stokes (RANS) k-omega Shear Stress Transport eddy-viscosity and Launder-Reece-Rodi models were used for code validation and testing of a newly implemented sliding mesh technique for an unstructured finite volume code. Wall- and blade-resolved large-eddy simulations (LES) were then performed to study the complete geometry at various tip speed ratios (TSR). Thrust and power coefficients were compared to published experimental measurements obtained from a towing tank for a range of TSR (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10) at a fixed hub pitch angle. A strong meandering is observed downstream of the supporting tower due to interaction between the detached tip vortices and vortex shedding from the support structure. The wake profiles and rate of recovery of velocity deficit show high sensitivity to the upstream turbulence intensities. However, the mean thrust and power coefficients were found to be less sensitive to the upstream turbulence. Comparisons between RANS and LES are also presented for the mean sectional blade pressures and mean wake velocity profiles. The paper also presents an overview of modelling and numerical issues relating to simulations for such rotating geometries. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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