The paper uses the computational fluid dynamics method to study the endplate of three-dimensional vertical-axis wind turbine blade
and constructs nine types of endplates based on different offset distances and thicknesses
so as to analyze the influence of endplate geometric parameters on the overall performance of the blade. The results show that: with the increase of the offset distance and thickness of the end plate
the spanwise flow induced by the tip loss is effectively suppressed
which improves the aerodynamic force on the blade surface. However
the small-scale vortex structure formed on the surface of the endplate and the large-scale vortex structure of the wake induced by the endplate itself will aggravate the blade drag
resulting in a limited enhancement of the overall aerodynamic performance
and the thickness of the end plate is the main factor of the drag. When the offset distance is
and the thickness is
the power coefficient of the wind turbine is increased by 2.59%. The enhancement of the aerodynamic performance of the blade by the endplate is mainly concentrated in the phase angles of 60°~120 °and 240°~300 °
and the drag exists in most of the phase angles.
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