Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering (설비공학논문집)

The Society of Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Engineers of Korea (대한설비공학회)
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A Numerical Study on Solidity Characteristics of the Cross-flow Power Turbine(CPT)

횡류형 파워 터빈(CPT)에서 솔리디티 영향에 관한 수치해석 연구

  • Chung, Kwang-Seop (School of Architecture, Seoul National University of Technology) ;
  • Kim, Chul-Ho (Department of Automotive Engineering, Seoul National University of Technology)
  • 정광섭 (서울산업대학교 공과대학 건축학부) ;
  • 김철호 (서울산업대학교 공과대학 자동차공학과)
  • Received : 2010.05.06
  • Published : 2010.08.10
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Abstract

Wind energy is one of the most general natural resources in the world. However, as of today, generating electricity out of wind energy is only available from big wind generator, Furthermore, an axial-flow turbine is the only way to produce electricity in the big wind generator. This paper is for the guidance of drawing impact fact about power turbine using cross-flow type transferring wind energy to electricity energy. It will find the ideal value which enables to make cross-flow power turbine(CPT) using computational fluid dynamics(CFD) code. This study tries to analyze the "Solidity" characteristics. We can find out turbine-blade number through CFD. CFD is using "Fluent_ver 6.3.16", and the data from its result will judge fan-blade performance through specific torque and specific power from each "Solidity" model. Based upon the above, we will make cross-flow power turbine of multi-blade centrifugal fan instead of axial-flow type.

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