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2004 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Development of a high-performance wind turbine system by concentrating wind energy

Research Project

Project/Area Number 14205139
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Aerospace engineering
Research InstitutionKYUSHU UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

OHYA Yuji  KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Professor, 応用力学研究所, 教授 (00150524)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) KARASUDANI Takashi  KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Associate professor, 応用力学研究所, 助教授 (30150527)
UCHIDA Takanori  KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Research Associate, 応用力学研究所, 助手 (90325481)
SAKURAI Akira  KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, professor, 工学研究院・航空宇宙工学部門, 教授 (80037952)
YAMASAKI Nobuhiko  KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, professor, 工学研究院, 教授 (70166635)
安倍 賢一  九州大学, 工学研究院, 助教授 (20315104)
Project Period (FY) 2002 – 2004
Keywordswind energy / wind turbine / brimmed diffuser / wind tunnel / large eddy simulation / numerical analysis / wind prediction / complex terrain
Research Abstract

In order to promote the utilization of wind energy, we have developed a new type wind turbine system. The wind turbine system consists of a wind turbine, a diffuser shroud with a ring-shaped brim at the exit periphery and an inlet shroud. We call it as a shrouded wind turbine with a brimmed- diffuser. The brimmed diffuser can accelerate the approaching wind into the wind turbine by capturing and concentrating the surrounding wind. Namely, the wind is induced into the diffuser because of the negative pressure caused by the separation flow from the brim. The ring-shaped plate (brim) generates large eddies downstream which further increases the flow acceleration at the diffuser entrance. To increase the performance of the shrouded wind turbine, we have investigated the optimum design of the brimmed diffuser, inlet shroud and wind turbine itself. As a result, the latest model of shrouded wind turbine has demonstrated power augmentation for a given turbine diameter and wind speed by a factor of about 5 compared with a bare wind turbine. Moreover, the shroud wind turbine has other several important features. Most important features are the safety against the broken blades and the reduction of the blade tip noise by the diffuser.
We have also developed a numerical cord for wind system prediction called ‘RIAM-COMPACT'. Using this cord, we can analyze the wind flow over a complex terrain. This cord is based on Large Eddy Simulation as a turbulence model and can provide a flow simulation of an unsteady and turbulent wind field with high accuracy.

  • Research Products

    (13 results)

All 2004 2003 2002

All Journal Article (12 results) Patent(Industrial Property Rights) (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] つば付きディフューザ風車による風力発電の高出力化-第2報-2004

    • Author(s)
      大屋裕二, その他3名
    • Journal Title

      日本航空宇宙学会論文集 52

      Pages: 210-213

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] An investigation of flow fields around flanged diffusers using CFD2004

    • Author(s)
      Kenichi Abe, Yuji Ohya
    • Journal Title

      J.Wind Eng.Ind.Aerodynamics. 92

      Pages: 315-330

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Development of high- performance wind turbine with a brimmed- diffuser -Part 2 -2004

    • Author(s)
      Ohya, Y., et al.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of the Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences 52

      Pages: 210-213

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] An investigation of flow fields around flanged diffusers using CFD2004

    • Author(s)
      Abe, k., Ohya, Y.
    • Journal Title

      J.Wind Eng.Ind.Aerodynamics 92

      Pages: 315-330

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] 風況シミュレータRIAM-COMPACTの開発2003

    • Author(s)
      内田孝紀, 大屋裕二
    • Journal Title

      ながれ 22

      Pages: 417-428

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Large-eddy simulation of turbulent airflow over complex terrain2003

    • Author(s)
      Takanori Uchida, Yuji Ohya
    • Journal Title

      J.Wind Eng.Ind.Aerodynamics. 91

      Pages: 219-229

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Development of wind simulator RIAM-COMPACT2003

    • Author(s)
      Uchida, T., Ohya, Y.
    • Journal Title

      Nagare, Journal of Japan Society of Fluid Mechanics 22

      Pages: 417-428

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Large-eddy simulation of turbulent airflow over complex terrain2003

    • Author(s)
      Uchida, T., Ohya, Y.
    • Journal Title

      J.Wind Eng.Ind.Aerodynamics 91

      Pages: 219-229

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] つば付きディフューザ風車による風力発電の高出力化2002

    • Author(s)
      大屋裕二, その他2名
    • Journal Title

      日本航空宇宙学会論文集 50

      Pages: 477-482

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] つば付きディフューザ風車の簡易理論2002

    • Author(s)
      井上雅弘, その他2名
    • Journal Title

      ターボ機械 30

      Pages: 479-502

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Development of high-performance wind turbine with brimmed diffuser2002

    • Author(s)
      Ohya, Y., et al.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of the Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences 50

      Pages: 477-482

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] A simple theory of wind turbine with brimmed diffuser2002

    • Author(s)
      Inoue, M., et al.
    • Journal Title

      Turbomachinery 30

      Pages: 497-502

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Patent(Industrial Property Rights)] 風力発電装置2002

    • Inventor(s)
      大屋 裕二, 他5名
    • Industrial Property Rights Holder
      産学連携機構九州
    • Industrial Property Number
      特願2002-081808 第3621975号
    • Filing Date
      2002-03-22
    • Acquisition Date
      2004-12-03
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より

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Published: 2006-07-11  

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