Effects of Leading-Edge Protection Tape on Wind Turbine Blade Performance
Effects of Leading-Edge Protection Tape on Wind Turbine Blade Performance
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DOI：
10.1260/0309-524x.36.5.525
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发表时间：
2012-10
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影响因子：
1.5
通讯作者：
Agrim Sareen;Chinmay A. Sapre;M. Selig
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作者：
Agrim Sareen;Chinmay A. Sapre;M. Selig
本文介绍了一项研究的结果，调查的影响，使用防风带（WPT），以保护风力涡轮机翼型前缘免受侵蚀。试验是在DU 96-W-180风力涡轮机翼型上进行的，雷诺数在1百万和185万之间，攻角跨越翼型的低阻力范围。通过改变上表面和下表面上防风带的弦向范围进行试验，以确定每种配置对翼型空气动力学的相对影响。目的是评估由于防风胶带造成的性能损失，并将其与由于前缘侵蚀造成的损失进行比较，以确定使用这种胶带保护风力涡轮机叶片的潜在效益。结果表明，应用防风带可使所测试的各种构型的阻力增加5-15%，并且与可能发生的前缘侵蚀相比，对翼型性能的损害要小得多。
This paper presents results of a study to investigate the impact of using wind protection tape (WPT) to protect the leading edge of wind turbine airfoils from erosion. The tests were conducted on the DU 96-W-180 wind turbine airfoil at three Reynolds numbers between 1 and 1.85 million and angles of attack spanning the low drag range of the airfoil. Tests were run by varying the chordwise extent of the wind protection tape on the upper and lower surface in order to determine the relative impact of each configuration on the aerodynamics of the airfoil. The objective was to assess the performance losses due to the wind protection tape and compare them with losses due to leading-edge erosion in order to determine the potential benefits of using such tape to protect wind turbine blades. Results showed that the application of wind protection tape caused a drag increase of 5–15% for the various configurations tested and was significantly less detrimental to airfoil performance than leading edge erosion that could otherwise occur.