SD7062 QBLADE Results

Design Parameters: Qblade Design:

TSR: 𝜆=3.5

Radius: 20.8 cm

Hub radius: 6 cm

Axial Velocity: 10.8 m/s

Angular Velocity: 1732 rpm

Lift Coefficient: Cl = 0.638

Angle of attack: 𝛼=10

Reynold’s Number: Re= 21500

Cp at Different Pitch Angle:

2.9 Pitch angle

CP vs TSR
0.10

0.00
0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.50 4.00 4.50 5.00
-0.10

-0.20

-0.30

4.8 Pitch Angle

CP vs TSR at 4.8 deg pitch

0.2
0.1
0
-0.1 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5

-0.2
7.3 Pitch Angle

CP vs TSR at 7.3 pitch

0.20
0.10
0.00
-0.10 0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.50 4.00 4.50 5.00

-0.20

FULL MODEL

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0.20
0.10
0.00
-0.10 0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.50 4.00 4.50 5.00
-0.20

10.6 Pitch Angle

CP vs TSR at 10.6 pitch

0.20

0.10

0.00
0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.50 4.00 4.50 5.00
-0.10

-0.20

FULL Model at 10.6

CP vs TSR
0.20

0.10

0.00
0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.50 4.00 4.50 5.00
-0.10

-0.20
15.2 Pitch Angle

CP vs TSR
0.20
0.10
0.00
0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.50 4.00 4.50 5.00
-0.10
-0.20
-0.30
-0.40

21.5 Pitch Angle

CP vs TSR
0.20
0.00
0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.50 4.00 4.50
-0.20
-0.40
-0.60
-0.80

Joaquim Azevedo * and Fábio

Mendonça,

“Small scale wind energy harvesting

with maximum power tracking”