COMPUTATIONAL METHOD TO DETERMINE OPTIMAL PITCH ANGLES OF BLADES FOR DARRIEUS H-ROTOR

COMPUTATIONAL METHOD TO DETERMINE OPTIMAL PITCH ANGLES OF BLADES FOR DARRIEUS H-ROTOR

A. A. Ziganshin

Abstract

Computational method to determine the optimal pitch angles of straight blades for Darrieusrotor was produced. It was shown that the controlling of the blades deflection provides to create and increasethe starting torque and also to enlarge the rotor efficiency

Keywords

Aerodynamics; controlled pitch angles; Darrieus rotor; wind turbin

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