Four unsteady pulsation sources including turbulence
yaw
shear flow and tower shadow are constructed
and large eddy simulation was used to study the influence of the unsteady pulsation sources on the angle of attack and aerodynamic unsteady characteristics of the wind turbine airfoil. The study shows that under yaw and wind shear conditions
the angle of attack and lift coefficient both show an approximate sine and cosine fluctuation pattern. Under tower shadow conditions
the angle of attack and lift coefficient drop sharply near an azimuth angle of 180°. Under turbulence conditions
the angle of attack shows randomness in both time and space dimensions. Except for wind shear
the fluctuation amplitude of the angle of attack and lift coefficient under other working conditions increases roughly from the tip to the root of the blade. The unsteady pulsation source greatly increases the pressure fluctuations on the leading edge of the pressure side and the suction side
and the increase is more obvious as it approaches the blade tip; In addition
the pressure fluctuation on the suction side of the blade is greater than that on the pressure side. Turbulence is an unsteady pulsation source that induces most significant fluctuations in the blade angle of attack
lift coefficient
and pressure. The incoming velocity spectrum shows a slope of -5/3 in the inertial subrange
while the output power spectrum shows a slope of -11/3. There exists a nonlinear interaction between these two slopes. Furthermore
the pressure fluctuations caused by turbulence near the leading edge exhibit strong periodicity and respond more intensely to large-scale turbulence.
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