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Hamid [email protected]
ForWind - Center for Wind Energy ResearchInstitute of Physics,
University of Oldenburg, Germany
Computational Modeling of Wind Turbines in OpenFOAM
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Outline
● Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
● A CFD library: Introduction to OpenFOAM
● CFD aerodynamic research
– 2D → Airfoils
– 3D → Rotor blades
● Summary
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● More than 20 institutes of the Universities:
● Oldenburg, Bremen, Hannover (500 employees)
● Fundamental research in every field of wind energy
● Member of Fraunhofer society
● Fraunhofer IWES with 500 employees
● Applied research in every field of wind energy
fundamental research
applied research
Team work
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Computational Fluid Dynamics
● Navier-Stokes equations (NSE)
● Numerical modelling of NSE
– Can be cheaper than Experiment
– Can be fast
– Gain detailed insight into entire flow field
– Reproducible
– A better understanding of flow phenomena leads
to more control over them
Wind
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What is OpenFOAM?
● Open Field Operation and Manipulation – software
● Huge Library of field calculation tools
● Mainly used for CFD calculations
● OpenSource – with different branches
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What is OpenFOAM?
● Open Code – you can change it
● Very powerful toolbox for own development
● Once you know it – you know what it does!
● Free
● There is now a large community using and improving it
Advantages
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What is OpenFOAM?
● Open Code – you can do what you want – is not always correct
● Steep learning curve
● Documentation is severe issue
Advantages Disadvantages● Open Code – you can change it
● Very powerful toolbox for own development
● Once you know it – you know what it does!
● Free
● There is now a large community using and improving it
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Boundary Conditions
Initial Conditions
Convergent Limit
Contours
Numerical Scheme
Vectors
Streamlines
Geometry
Select Geometry
Geometry Parameters
Physics Mesh Solve Post-Processing
Compressibility
Flow properties
Unstructured(automatic/
manual)
Steady/Unsteady
Domain Shape and Size
Structured(automatic/
manual)
Iterations/Steps
CFD Process
Geometry Physics Mesh Solve Post-Processing
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CFD Process
Geometry Physics Mesh Solve Post-Processing
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CFD Process
Geometry Physics Mesh Solve Post-Processing
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Meshing
● CFD requires discretization
● Size & Quality impact:
– Solution
– Computation time
– Convergence
Ref: www.cmap.polytechnique.fr
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Meshing
● CFD requires discretization
● Size & Quality impact:
– Solution
– Computation time
Highly important, non trivial,most time consuming step in
preprocessing Ref: www.cmap.polytechnique.fr
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Mesh classification
● Structured:
– Identified by regular connectivity
– Hexahedral in 3D
– Can effect on efficiency and convergence
● Unstructured:
– Identified by irregular connectivity
– Tetrahedral in 3D
– Faster to create
● Hybrid grids
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Meshing with OpenFOAM
● blockMesh
– Structured mesh
– Block decomposition of the computational domain
– Simple geometries
– Time consuming procedure
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Meshing with OpenFOAM
● blockMesh
– Structured mesh
– Block decomposition of the computational domain
– Simple geometries
– Time consuming procedure
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Meshing with OpenFOAM
● snappyHexMesh
– Unstructured mesh
– Meshes directly to surfaces from CAD file
– Can be a time consuming procedure
– Problem with sharp edges:
eg:Trailing edge of blades, can not represent the geometry well
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Mesh generation tool
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CFD Process
Geometry Physics Mesh Solve Post-Processing
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CFD Process
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CFD Process
Geometry Physics Mesh Solve Post-Processing
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CFD Process
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Why should we use CFD methods in wind energy?
● Load calculations based on 2D models with limited accuracy
● Especially in non-standard load cases models show problems (e.g. yawed inflow)
● In non-standard cases for atmospheric flows (complex terrain, water, ...)
● Detailed aerodynamics only with measurements or CFD
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Why should we use CFD methods in wind energy?
Actuator Line
Full Rotor
Airfoils
Atmospheric Boundary Layer
Fluid Structure Coupling
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CFD Simulations: Airfoil
● 2D Airfoil Characteristics needed for:– Airfoil Design
– Blade Design
– Load Calculations
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CFD Simulations: Airfoil
● 2D Airfoil Characteristics needed for:– Airfoil Design
– Blade Design
– Load Calculations
Ref: [www.siemens.com]
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DU-91-W2-250 Velocity Distribution – Re = 1E6, α = 15.19°
Know your model!
Spalart-Allmaras steady-state
K-ω-SST steady-stateK-kl-ω steady-state
Ref: Rahimi.H ForWind Center for Wind Energy Research, Institute of Physics, University of Oldenburg, Germany
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Airfoil Simulations
NACA-63-415Lift and Drag Coefficient
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Wind Turbine Simulations
Ref: Schramm.M ,fraunhofer IWES, Oldenburg, Germany
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Motivation
● Get knowledge about full rotor aerodynamics
● Investigation of flow pattern
● Rotor & tower interaction
● Get knowledge about 3D effects
● Wake investigation
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CFD Simulation: NREL VI Wind Turbine
● 10 m rotor diameter
● Measurements in NASA wind
tunnel
● Pressure, load as experimental
data available
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NREL VI Wind Turbine
Ref: Rahimi.H ForWind Center for Wind Energy Research, Institute of Physics, University of Oldenburg, Germany
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NREL VI Wind Turbine
● Simulation conducted on the FLOW * cluster, with 92 CPU cores
● Steady-State simulation
● Total grid size: 7 Million
● k-ω SST turbulence model
● Convergence achieved within 5 hours CPU time
* The Facility for Large-Scale cOmputations in Wind energy research (FLOW)
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NREL VI Wind Turbine
Power output Thrust
Ref: Rahimi.H ForWind Center for Wind Energy Research, Institute of Physics, University of Oldenburg, Germany
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NREL VI Wind TurbinePressure distribution
Ref: http://www.nrel.gov/wind/
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NREL VI Wind Turbine
7 m/s
Pressure distribution
Ref: Rahimi.H ForWind Center for Wind Energy Research, Institute of Physics, University of Oldenburg, Germany
10 m/s
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Ref: http://www.nrel.gov/wind/
Aerodynamic force coefficient conventions
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7 m/s 10 m/s
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CFD Simulation: Mexico Wind Turbine
● 4.5 m rotor diameter
● Measurements in 9x9 m² open
section wind tunnel
● Pressure, load and PIV
experimental data available
● Considered cases: axial inflow with
10, 15, 19, 24 and 30 m/s
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Mexico Wind Turbine
U=10 m/sLinear range
Ref: Herráez, I.; Stoevesandt, B.; Peinke, J. Insight into Rotational Effects on a Wind Turbine Blade Using Navier–Stokes Computations. Energies 2014, 7, 6798-6822.
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Mexico Wind Turbine
U=24 m/sStall conditions
U=15 m/sDesign conditions
Ref: Herráez, I.; Stoevesandt, B.; Peinke, J. Insight into Rotational Effects on a Wind Turbine Blade Using Navier–Stokes Computations. Energies 2014, 7, 6798-6822.
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Fluid-Structure Coupling
● Large, flexible rotor blades deform
● Conventional CFD assumes stiff blades
● CFD+FEA improves accuracy● (FEA = Finite Element Analysis)
Ref: Dose.B ForWind Center for Wind Energy Research, Institute of Physics, University of Oldenburg, Germany
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Summary
● OpenFOAM is a very useful tool for simulating wind energy
applications (2D, 3D, steady state, transient)
● Open source concept
● Shows good results for wind energy applications
● Join the community!
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Smart Blades Project
- Development and Design of Intelligent Rotor Blades -
A joint research project of DLR, ForWind and Fraunhofer - IWES
* The Facility for Large-Scale cOmputations in Wind energy research (FLOW)
Thank you for your attention
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Discussion
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this or that?
I have an idea!
Are you trying to
replace experiments?!