Unsteady aerodynamic characteristics of a horizontal wind turbine under yaw and dynamic yawing

Horizontal axis wind turbine(HAWT)often works under yaw due to the stochastic variation of wind direction.Yaw also can be used as one of control methods for load reduction and wake redirection of HAWT.Thus,the aerodynamic performance under yaw is very important to the design of HAWT.For further insight into the highly unsteady characteristics aerodynamics of HAWT under yaw,this paper investigates the unsteady variations of the aerodynamic performance of a small wind turbine under static yawed and yawing process with sliding grid method,as well as the there-dimensional effect on the unsteady characteristics,using unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes(URANS)simulations.The simulation results are validated with experimental data and blade element momentum(BEM)results.The comparisons show that the CFD results have better agreement with the experimental data than both BEM results.The wind turbine power decreases according to a cosine law with the increase of yaw angle.The torque under yaw shows lower frequency fluctuations than the non-yawed condition due to velocity component of rotation and the influence of spinner.Dynamic yawing causes larger fluctuate than static yaw,and the reason is analyzed.The aerodynamic fluctuation becomes more prominent in the retreating side than that in the advancing side for dynamic yawing case.Variations of effective angle of attack and aerodynamic forces along the blade span are analyzed.The biggest loading position moves from middle span to outer span with the increase of yaw angle.Three-dimensional stall effect presents load fluctuations at the inner board of blade,and becomes stronger with the increase of yaw angle.

CFD Based Determination of Dynamic Stability Derivatives in Yaw for a Bird

Dynamic yaw stability derivatives of a gull bird are determined using Computational Fluid Dynamics（CFD） method. Two kinds of motions are applied for calculating the dynamic yaw stability derivatives CNr and CNβ. The first one relates to a lateral translation and, separately, to a yaw rotation. The second one consists of a combined translational and rotational motion. To determine dynamic yaw stability derivatives, the simulation of an unsteady flow with a bird model showing a harmonic motion is performed. The flow solution for each time step is obtained by solving unsteady Euler equations based on a finite volume approach for a small reduced frequency. Then, an evaluation of unsteady forces and moments for one cycle is conducted using harmonic Fourier analysis. The results of the dynamic yaw stability derivatives for both simulations of the model show a good agreement.

A Novel Dynamics Analysis Method for Spar-Type Floating Offshore Wind Turbine

The dynamic behavior of floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) is crucial for its design and optimization. A novel dynamics analysis method for the spar-type FOWT system is proposed in this paper based on the theorem of moment of momentum and the Newton’s second law. The full nonlinearity of the equations of motion (EOMs) and the full nonlinear coupling between external loads and the motions are preserved in this method. Compared with the conventional methods, this method is more transparent and it can be applied directly to the large-amplitude rotation cases. An in-house code is developed to implement this method. The capability of in-house code is verified by comparing its simulation results with those predicted by FAST. Based on the in-house code, the dynamic responses of a spar-type FOWT system are investigated under various conditions.

A Novel Pre-control Method of Vehicle Dynamics Stability Based on Critical Stable Velocity during Transient Steering Maneuvering

The current research of direct yaw moment control（DYC） system focus on the design of target yaw moment and the distribution of wheel brake force. The differential braking intervention can effectively improve the lateral stability of the vehicle, however, the effect of DYC can be improved a step further by applying the control of vehicle longitudinal velocity. In this paper, the relationship between the vehicle longitudinal velocity and lateral stability is studied, and the simulation results show that a decrease of 5 km/h of longitudinal velocity at a particular situation can bring 100° increasing of stable steering upper limit. A critical stable velocity considering the effect of steering and yaw rate measurement is defined to evaluate the risk of losing steer-ability or stability. A novel velocity pre-control method is proposed by using a hierarchical pre-control logic and is integrated with the traditional DYC system. The control algorithm is verified through a hardware in-the-loop simulation system. Double lane change（DLC） test results on both high friction coefficient（μ） and low μ roads show that by using the pre-control method, the steering effort in DLC test can be reduced by 38% and 51% and the peak value of brake pressure control can be reduced by 20% and 12% respectively on high μ and low μ roads, the lateral stability is also improved. This research proposes a novel DYC system with lighter control effort and better control effect.

Vortex structures of dynamic pure yaw test using DDES approach and vortex identification method

Considered as the building blocks,vortex structures with variety of sizes and intensity are widely recognized in the viscous flow field around ship.In this paper,the computational fluid dynamics(CFD)solver,naoe-FOAM-SJTU,coupled with delayed detached-eddy simulation(DDES)is adopted to analyze the vortex structures around the benchmark model Yupeng Ship in dynamic pure yaw tests,which are captured by third generation of vortex identification method.The good agreement of the predicted force/moment by DDES method with the experimental data indicates that the present numerical schemes are reliable and robust.Three vortex identification methods,Q-criteria,Ω_(R) and Liutex,are used to capture the vortex structures around the hull.The large separated flow is able to be investigated by these three methods,in which more vortex structures are captured byΩ_(R) approach and Liutex method with scalar,vector and tensor form seems to be more suitable for analyzing the flow mechanism around the hull in dynamic pure yaw test.In general,each vortex structure corresponds to a dominant positive/negative axial Liutex and a bound vortex pair.The streamlines are spiral in the large separated flow,indicating that the flow in corresponding region is rotational.But the rotation of the flow is not directly related to the intensity of Liutex.