풍력터빈 블레이드 주위 흐름의 유동특성에 대한 실험적 분석

The flow and noise characteristics of wake behind wind-turbine blades have been investigated experimentally using a two-frame particle image velocimetry (PIV) technique. Experiments were carried out in a POSTECH subsonic large wind-tunnel (1.8W×1.5H×4.3L㎥) with KBP-750D (3-blade type) windturbine model at a freestream velocity of Uo= 15 m/s and a tip speed ratio λ = 6.14 (2933 rpm). The windturbine blades are connected to an AC servo motor, brake, encoder and torque meter to control the rotational speed and to extract a synchronization signal for PIV measurements. The wake flow was measured at four azimuth angles (φ = 0˚, 30˚, 60˚ and 90˚) of the wind-turbine blade. The dominant flow structure of the wake is large-scale tip vortices. The turbulent statistics such as turbulent intensity are weakened as the flow goes downstream due to turbulent dissipation. The dominant peak frequency of the noise signal is identical to the rotation frequency of blades. The noise seems to be mainly induced by the tip vortices. KCI Citation Count: 1