4 Replies Latest reply on Apr 11, 2014 2:02 PM by Rich Bayless

Wind Turbine simulation

Bikal Adg Apr 3, 2014 4:07 PM

I am trying to simulate a wind turbine using solidworks simulations. I have wind turbine assembly and the assembly is fixed. The air of 20 mph hits the turbine in x direction. What types of boundary conditions that are needed just to know is the turbine gonna roate or not? If it rotates then how to know how much torque its gonna produce?

Can 20 mph air rotate the wind turbine or not? Is there anything to do with reference axis? I put velocity parameter and velocity in x direction at 29.33 ft/sec. I assigned external analysis type.

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Re: Wind Turbine simulation

Jared Conway Apr 3, 2014 4:15 PM (in response to Bikal Adg)

with an external analysis you may be able to get some idea of whether it will move but solidworks flow simulation does not perform fluid > structure interaction type studies like you need. the best you are going to get out of flow is an understanding of the pressures and forces and then you will have to develop a method yourself to estimate how fast it will rotate, how much torque will be generated..etc.

if it was a traditional fan (not pelton wheel type), we could use a rotation region to understand if the net torque is positive relative to the rotating region but that does not apply in this case.
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  Bikal Adg Apr 3, 2014 4:27 PM (in response to Jared Conway)
  
  It is turbine with three bucket. With the air speed of 20 mph in positive x direction it tries to rotate blade 1 in clockwise direction. How to know how much torque is generated along y direction on blade 1?
  
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    Jared Conway Apr 3, 2014 4:55 PM (in response to Bikal Adg)
    
    select all surfaces
    surface parameter
    plot torque
    
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Re: Wind Turbine simulation

Rich Bayless Apr 11, 2014 2:02 PM (in response to Bikal Adg)

This message thread may help:

https://forum.solidworks.com/message/13729#13729

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