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AERODYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF FIELD WIND TURBINE: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF COMPUTATIONAL METHODS WITH EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATION

ABSTRACT
The study compares performance predictions from blade element momentum theory, CFD methods, and experimental results for a 2.5 MW horizontal wind turbine across various wind speeds. The results indicate that CFD or in complex flow conditions, although blade element momentum theory remains useful during the initial design stages. The analysis also underscores the influence of wind speed and shear stress transport on performance metrics such as turbine power output and flow characteristics. Despite certain modelling simplifications, such as the omission of detailed blade tip geometryies, the findings suggest that both numerical methods exhibit trends consistent with the field experimental data. The study highlights the importance of detailed simulations for optimizing wind turbine performance and outlines future research focused on noise reduction and its impact on biodiversity.
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PAPER SUBMITTED: 2024-09-30
PAPER REVISED: 2024-10-20
PAPER ACCEPTED: 2024-11-04
PUBLISHED ONLINE: 2024-12-07
DOI REFERENCE: https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI240930270V
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THERMAL SCIENCE YEAR 2025, VOLUME 29, ISSUE Issue 2, PAGES [1607 - 1618]
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2025 Society of Thermal Engineers of Serbia. Published by the Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences, National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International licence