In order to study the influence of different cavity structures on the drag reduction performance of wind turbine airfoil
the SST turbulence model was used to numerically simulate the NACA0012 airfoil with cavity
and the change of boundary layer axial velocity in the normal direction at 13° angle of attack was analyzed according to Omega criterion. The variation of the shear force on the airfoil wall and the range of influence on the viscous resistance with the increase of the angle of attack are analyzed. It is found that the starting point of the cavity is set at (chord length) of the airfoil
and the airflow resistance of the boundary layer on the surface of the airfoil is enhanced. In addition
the structure of the cavity presents an “crescent moon” shape
which can better contact the high-speed airflow outside the cavity to form a vortex cushion effect
thus reducing the viscous resistance of the wall. The study also found that the average torque coefficient increased by 3.88%
3.33%
and 2.26% respectively at tip speed ratios of 1.2
1.6
and 2.0.
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