Wind Turbines and Aerodynamics Energy Harvesters

Wind Turbines and Aerodynamics Energy Harvesters not only presents the most research-focused resource on aerodynamic energy harvesters, but also provides a detailed review on aeroacoustics characteristics. The book considers all developing aspects of 3D printed miniature and large-size Savonious wind harvesters, while also introducing and discussing bladeless and aeroelastic harvesters. Following with a review of Off-shore wind turbine aerodynamics modeling and measurements, the book continues the discussion by comparing the numerical codes for floating offshore wind turbines. Each chapter contains a detailed analysis and numerical and experimental case studies that consider recent research design, developments, and their application in practice.

Written by an experienced, international team in this cross-disciplinary field, the book is an invaluable reference for wind power engineers, technicians and manufacturers, as well as researchers examining one of the most promising and efficient sources of renewable energy.

• Offers numerical models and case studies by experienced authors in this field
• Contains an overview and analysis of the latest research
• Explores 3D printing technology and the production of wind harvesters for real applications
• Includes, and uses, ANSYS FLUENT case files

Advanced level engineering students and postgraduates. For students, the book contains the essential results and new research findings as well as details and practical prototypes of harvester design and measurements and demonstrations

Chapter 1: General introduction to wind turbines

1.1 wind: a renewable energy sources

1.2 Wind turbine basic concepts and classifications

1.3 Aerodynamics and turbulence

1.4 Betz limit

Chapter 2: 3D printed miniature Savious wind harvester

2.1 Foregoing studies on Savious wind turbines

2.2 CFD study

2.3 Wind tunnel tests

2.3 design and manufacturing of miniature harvester

Chapter 3: Savious wind turbine above a bluff-body

3.1 overview of methodology

3.2 wind tunnel and field tests

3.3 CFD modelling

3.4 Empirical models

Chapter 4: bladeless wind power harvester and aeroleastic harvester

4.1 bladeless eletromagnatic wind harvester

4.2 Aeroelastic pieo-coupled wind harvester
Chapter 5. Off-shore wind turbine aerodynamics modelling and measurements

5.1 Historical Perspective

5.2 Prediction of Aerodynamic Loads

5.3 Prediction of Hydrodynamic loads

5.4 Prediction of Mooring loads

5.5 Experimental measurements

Chapter 6: Analysis codes for floating offshore wind turbines

6.1. BHawC

6.2 Bladed

6.3 FAST

6.4 FLEX5

6.5 HAWC2

6.6 PHATAS

6.7 Other simulation codes/approaches
Chapter 7: Aeroacoustics of Wind turbines

7.1 Computational Aeroacoustics modelling

7.2 Acoustic signature measurements

Chapter 8: Economics and Challenges and Potential Applications

8.1 Potential Application for knocking down Hurricanes

8.2 Economics and Challenges

References

Appendix

Appendix A: Miniature wind harvester model design in Chapter 2

Appendix B: Preliminary wind tunnel test in Chapter 2

Appendix C: wind tunnel test for harvester orientation impact in Chapter 2t

Appendix D: Simulation settings for determining step height in wind tunnel test in Chapter 3