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Aerodynamic and Structural Design of a Wind Turbine Blade by Using QBlade Software

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Proceedings of the 3rd Annual International Conference on Material, Machines and Methods for Sustainable Development (MMMS2022) (MMMS 2022)

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Abstract

This work studies the aerodynamic properties and structural model of horizontal-axis wind turbine rotor with capacity of 300 W by using QBlade software. In addition, the critical endurance is also preliminarily evaluated according to IEC 61400-2 standard. The interdependence between of rotor solidity, tip speed ratio, pitch angle, and maximum power coefficient is an important factor to design a small wind turbine rotor for low power application. The configuration of NACA 4412 airfoil is adopted for design and simulation. The performance with different Reynolds numbers, tip speed ratios and airfoils are the key topics to be examined and discussed in detail. The chosen model, after the calculation, is also carried out in this work to verify the simulation results on QBlade software. Simulation results indicate that the hollow blade (no spar) not only reliably satisfies the durable condition but also has the lightest mass (by using E-glass/epoxy composite).

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We acknowledge the support of time and facilities from the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT), Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM), Vietnam for this study.

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  1. Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT), Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    Tien-Anh Tran

  2. Van Lang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    Thi-Uyen-Uyen Nguyen

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  1. Vietnam Association for Science Editing, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam

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  2. Nagaoka University of Technology, Nagaoka, Japan

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  3. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Inha University, Nam-gu, Korea (Republic of)

    Hyung Sun Kim

  4. Department of Ocean Advanced Materials Convergence Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, Busan, Korea (Republic of)

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  5. School of Mechanical Engineering, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam

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Tran, TA., Nguyen, TUU. (2024). Aerodynamic and Structural Design of a Wind Turbine Blade by Using QBlade Software. In: Long, B.T., et al. Proceedings of the 3rd Annual International Conference on Material, Machines and Methods for Sustainable Development (MMMS2022). MMMS 2022. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-39090-6_56

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