• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2006.11a
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• pp.241-244
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• 2006

The present paper describes the scale effect correction method for wind turbine by using CFD(computational fluid dynamics). For the correct ions of wind turbine scale effect, various researches on the helicopter rotor scale effect were Investigated and feasibility study of methods was performed to correct wind turbine scale effect The present paper also introduces new scale effect correction method based on two dimensional lift slope modification. In order to test the Present method, performance analyses of NREL Phase VI wind turbines under various scale conditions were carried out by using CFD. The present method showed reasonable results when applied to NREL Phase VI wind turbine.

• 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2006.10a
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• pp.155-158
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• 2006

In the present paper, the scale effects of two-dimensional airfoil and three-dimensional wind turbine were investigated by using FLUENT software. For two dimensional analysis, flow around S809 airfoil with various Reynolds No. and Mach No. conditions were simulated. For three dimensional analysis, scaled NREL Phase VI wind turbine models from 6% to 1,600% were simulated under the same tip speed ratio condition. Finally, aerodynamic comparisons between two-dimensional flow and three dimensional wind turbine flow are made for the feasibility study of scale effect corrections. Currently, KARI(Korea Aerospace Research Institute) is preparing for the wind tunnel test of 12% NREL Phase VI wind turbine and the performance analysis of the scaled NREL wind turbine model will be validated by the wind tunnel test.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2007.06a
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• pp.357-360
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• 2007

NREL Phase VI 12% 축소모델을 사용한 표준풍력터빈 풍동시험은 2006년에 1차 시험이 수행되었다. 1차 풍동시험은 복합재 블레이드를 사용하여 표준조건(설치각 3도)에 대해 수행되었으며 블레이드 표면상태에 따라 측정값이 영향을 받는 것을 파악하였다. 2007년 4월에 수행된 2차 풍동시험은 표면상태의 영향을 보다 정확히 파악하기 위해 알루미늄 블레이드를 사용하여 시험을 수행하였으며, 블레이드 제작 정밀도에 따른 영향을 파악하였다. 낮은 레이놀즈 수 영역(저속영역)에서는 블레이드 표면상태 따라 토크 값 다르게 나타나며, 블레이드 끝단 부근의 제작 정밀도는 최대 토크 이후의 영역에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 0.1mm 이내의 정밀도로 제작된 모델의 경우 NREL 시험결과와 전체적인 형상이 유사하게 나타나며, 축소효과에 의한 영향으로 최대토크는 약 25% 정도 감소현상을 보이고 있다.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.157-166
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• 2016

Aerodynamic loads for a horizontal axis wind turbine of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Phase VI rotor in yawed condition were predicted by using the blade element momentum theorem. The classical blade element momentum theorem was complemented by several aerodynamic corrections and models including the Pitt and Peters' yaw correction, Buhl's wake correction, Prandtl's tip loss model, Du and Selig's three-dimensional (3-D) stall delay model, etc. Changes of the aerodynamic loads according to the azimuth angle acting on the span-wise location of the NREL Phase VI blade were compared with the experimental data with various yaw angles and inflow speeds. The computational flow chart for the classical blade element momentum theorem was adequately modified to accurately calculate the combined functions of additional corrections and models stated above. A successive under-relaxation technique was developed and applied to prevent possible failure during the iteration process. Changes of the angle of attack according to the azimuth angle at the specified radial location of the blade were also obtained. The proposed numerical procedure was verified, and the predicted data of aerodynamic loads for the NREL Phase VI rotor bears an extremely close resemblance to those of the experimental data.

• New & Renewable Energy
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• v.3 no.3
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• pp.54-62
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• 2007

The present paper describes the scale effect correction methods for scaled NREL Phase VI wind turbines by using CFD[computational fluid dynamics). For the corrections of wind turbine scale effect, various researches on the helicopter rotor scale effect were investigated and the feasibility study of the methods was performed to correct wind turbine scale effect. The present paper also introduces scale effect correction methods based on two dimensional lift slope. In order to test the present method, performance analyses of NREL Phase VI wind turbines under various scale conditions were carried out and new correction method was applied. Granting that the new correction method is valid only above Reynolds No. 100,000, it showed reasonable agreement between model and full scale wind turbines in the linear torque region.

• New & Renewable Energy
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• v.2 no.4 s.8
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• pp.12-18
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• 2006

풍력터빈 풍동시험의 경우 모델 축소에 의한 레이놀즈 수 감소가 풍력터빈 성능에 미치는 영향이 적절히 고려되어야 한다. 본 연구를 통해 수치해석과 축소모델 풍동시험을 통해 모델 축소효과를 파악하여 이를 적절히 보상하는 기법을 개발하고자 한다. 이를 위해 풍력터빈 형상 및 실물모델 시험데이터가 공개되어 있는 NREL Phase VI 모델을 표준모델로 선정하여 수치해석 및 풍동시험을 수행하였다. 풍동시험은 KARI LSWT에서 2006. 10에 수행되었으며, 블레이드 끝단 속도를 실물 모델과 일치시켰으며 시험부 유속은 0$\sim$25m/s, 블레이드 설치각은 3도 조건을 기준조건으로 사용하였다. 축소모델 시험결과 최대토크는 약 10% 정도 감소현상을 보이고 있다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.47 no.12
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• pp.841-847
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• 2019

Time series data of 6-component loads were computed for a horizontal axis wind turbine rotor in yawed operating conditions with both rotating and non-rotating coordinate systems fixed at a center of a rotor hub. In this study, a well-known 20 kW class of the NREL Phase VI rotor was used for a model wind turbine, and this paper focuses on the yaw moments and over-turning moments for the operating wind speed range between 6 to 25 m/s. Unsteady blade element momentum theorem was adopted to get the aerodynamic loads acting on the wind turbine rotor. Computed 6-component loads using the developed UBEM code were compared with those using the NREL FAST program. From the computed results, both yaw and over-turning moments would be basic inputs to determine not only the specification of yawing mechanism but also the design condition of foundation.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2006.11a
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• pp.245-248
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• 2006

풍력터빈 풍동시험의 경우 모델 축소에 의한 레이놀즈 수 감소가 ?V력터빈 성능에 미치는 영향이 적절히 고려되어야 한다. 본 연구를 통해 수치해석과 축소모델 풍동시험을 통해 모델 축소효과를 파악하여 이를 적절히 보상하는 기법을 개발하고자 한다. 이를 위해 풍력터빈 형상 및 실물모델 시험데이터가 공개되어 있는 NREL Phase VI 모델을 표준모델로 선정하여 수치해석 및 풍동시험을 수행하였다. 풍동시험은 KARI LSWT에서 2006. 10에 수행되었으며, 블레이드 끝단 속도를 실물 모델과 일치시켰으며 시험부 유속은 $0{\sim}25m/s$, 블레이드 설치각은 3도 조건을 기준조건으로 사용하였다. 축소모델 시험결과 최대토크는 약 10% 정도 감소현상을 보이고 있다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.36 no.7
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• pp.731-738
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• 2012

In this study, the evaluation of the aerodynamic characteristics of the NREL Phase VI Rotor System has been performed, for the 7 m/s upwind case using commercial FEA and CFD tools which are ANSYS Mechanical 12.1 and CFX 12.1. The initial operating conditions of the rotor blade include a $3^{\circ}$ tip pitch angle. A numerical simulation was carried out on only the rotor parts, excluding the tower structure based on the equivalent stiffness model, to consider the aeroelastic effect for the numerical simulation using the loosely coupled 2-way fluid-structure interaction method. The blade root bending moment was monitored in real time to obtain reasonable results. To verify the analysis results, the numerical simulation results were compared with the measurements in the form of the root bending moment and the pressure distributions of the NREL/NASA Ames wind tunnel test.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.36 no.4
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• pp.315-320
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• 2008

This paper describes aerodynamic characteristics for the NREL(National Renewable Energy Laboratory) Phase VI rotor using the Fluent which is a commercial flow analysis tool. Aerodynamic analysis results are compared with experimental results by the NREL/NASA Ames wind tunnel tests. For three velocity cases, computed results are compared with experiment results at five spanwise positions. Computed results represented good agreement with the experimental results at low velocity. Otherwise computed results in suction side represents disagreement with the experimental results at high velocity. When interval between wind turbines is 10 times of rotor diameter, CFD research is performed to calculate the wake effect.