Paper Title :Design and Performance Testing of a Small-Scaled Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine For Low Wind Speed Regions
Author :Yin Yin Htay Aung, Myat Myat Soe, Aung Myat Thu
Article Citation :Yin Yin Htay Aung ,Myat Myat Soe ,Aung Myat Thu ,
(2016 ) " Design and Performance Testing of a Small-Scaled Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine For Low Wind Speed Regions " ,
International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering (IJMPE) ,
pp. 89-94,
Volume-4,Issue-12
Abstract : In this paper, locally developed small wind turbine was tested to observe power performance at low wind speed
range of 1.5m/s to 6m/s. Thin airfoil was selected from well-known series for low Reynolds’ number due to low wind speed.
SG 6043 airfoil was used for low Reynolds’ number 150,000 [12]. The turbine blades were fabricated from Ya-Ma-Nay wood
because of its easily available, light weight, good strength, and low-cost. The design rotor swept area was 2 sq. meters and its
design angle of attack was 5. Tip speed ratio was chosen 6 for three-bladed wooden wind turbine. The rotational speed of rotor
was designed 500rpm at rated wind speed 6 m/s. Performance Testing was carried out on the roof of Main-Building at
Mandalay Technological University, Mandalay. The wind turbine hub placed 16 m above the ground. The experimental data
were measured every 15 minutes. Instantaneous cut-in wind speed occurred around 3.5 m/s and average cut-in wind speed
occurred 2.5 m/s. The power versus velocity curves were shown for the turbine blades’ performance.
Index Terms- Low wind speed, performance test, thin airfoil, Ya-Ma-Nay wood.
Type : Research paper
Published : Volume-4,Issue-12
Copyright: © Institute of Research and Journals
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