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Wind Turbine Blade Design

BEM equations for:

Angle of Rel. Wind
2 1
𝝓 = tan−1 ( )
3 𝜆𝑟
8𝜋𝑟
𝑪𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒅 = (1 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜙)
𝐵𝐶𝑙

Velocities at the rotor plane

Design Parameters: Dragonfly Chord (cm)

Radial Linearized
TSR: 𝜆=3.5
Pos. Chord Chord
Radius: 20.8 cm
4.16 6.487 5.7638
Hub radius: 6 cm
5.2 6.432 5.5671
Axial Velocity: 10.8 m/s
7.28 5.871 5.1738
Angular Velocity: 1732 rpm
9.36 5.182 4.7805
Lift Coefficient: Cl = 0.638
11.44 4.559 4.3872
Angle of attack: 𝛼=10
13.52 4.034 3.9939
Reynold’s Number: Re= 21500
15.6 3.601 3.6007

‘Extensive computer analysis of performance-optimized 17.68 3.242 3.2074

turbine models has indicated that the practical blade 2.943 2.8141
configuration producing a power coefficient close to the 19.76
optimum theoretical one can have a linear chord 2.812 2.6174
20.8
variation.’
The chord has been found to be best represented by the
tangent line to the theoretical distribution at 75% radial
station

Maalawi and Badr, “A practical approach for selecting

optimum wind rotors”
 Dragonfly Chord Distribution
7.000
6.000
5.000
4.000
3.000
2.000
1.000
0.000
0 5 10 15 20 25

Poly. (Series1) Linear (Series2)

SD7062 Linearized Chord
5.8150
4.16 SD7062 distribution
5.6167
5.2 7.000
5.2200 6.000
7.28 5.000
4.8232 4.000
9.36
3.000
4.4265
11.44 2.000
4.0298 1.000
13.52 0.000
3.6331 0 5 10 15 20 25
15.6
3.2364 Series1 Linear (Series2)
17.68
2.8397
19.76
2.6413
20.8
NACA 4412 Linearized chord (cm)

Radial Linearized
Chord NACA 4412 Chord distribution
Pos.
10.000
8.4350
4.16 8.000
8.1472 6.000
5.2 4.000
7.5715
7.28 2.000
6.9959 0.000
9.36 0 5 10 15 20 25
6.4203
11.44 Series1 Linear (Series2)
5.8446
13.52
5.2690
15.6
4.6934
17.68
4.1177
19.76
3.8299
20.8