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CFD evaluation of a suitable site for a wind turbine on a trapezoid shaped hill

  • Unchai, Thitipong (Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Ubonratchathani Rajabhat University) ;
  • Janyalertadun, Adun (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ubonratchathani University)
  • Received : 2012.04.07
  • Accepted : 2014.05.13
  • Published : 2014.07.25
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Abstract

The computational fluid dynamic is used to explore new aspects of the hill flow. This analysis focuses on flow dependency and the comparison of results from measurements and simulations to show an optimization turbulent model and the possibility of replacing measurements with simulations. The first half of the paper investigates a suitable turbulence model for determining a suitable site for a wind turbine. Results of the standard k-${\varepsilon}$ model are compared precisely with the measurements taken in front of the hilltop, The Reynolds Stress Model showed exact results after 1.0 times of hill steepness but the standard k-${\varepsilon}$ model and standard k-${\omega}$ model showed greater underestimation. In addition, velocity flow over Pha Taem hill topography and the reference geometry shape were compared to find a suitable site for a turbine in case the actual hill structure was associated with the trapezoid geometric shape. Further study of geometry shaped hills and suitable sites for wind turbines will be reported elsewhere.

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