Cfd modelling of h-darrieus vertical axis wind turbine

 
 

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LIST OF TABLES 
Table 1: The present electricity scenario of Bangladesh, as on January 2018 ..................................... 1 
Table 2: Advancement in the sector of renewable energy .................................................................... 3 
Table 3: Taxonomy of wind turbine ..................................................................................................... 5 
Table 4: Wind turbine installations scenario in Bangladesh ................................................................. 8 
Table 5: Features of the experimental rotor: ....................................................................................... 34 
Table 6; Mesh interface zones ............................................................................................................ 42 
Table 7: Reference Values .................................................................................................................. 44 
Table 8: Summary of the fluid domain simulation ............................................................................. 46 
Table 9: Mesh Independence Study .................................................................................................... 48 
Table 10: Time Independent Study ..................................................................................................... 50 

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NOMENCLATURE 
MRF 
Moving Reference Frame 
VAWT 
Vertical Axis Wind Turbine 
HAWT 
Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine 
CFD 
Computational Fluid Dynamics 
DMST 
Double-Multiple Stream Tube
VPM 
Vortex Panel Model
AoA 
Angle of Attack 
RANS 
Reynolds Averaged Navier Stokes
URANS 
Unstable Reynolds Averaged Navier Stokes 
SA 
Spalart- Allmaras
FVM 
Finite Volume Method 
PDE