The document discusses CFD simulations performed to analyze flow through an Invelox wind funnel from different directions. Key findings include:
1. Flow from the +x direction achieved a maximum velocity of 12.4 m/s and flow rate of 29.4 m^3/s through the funnel.
2. Rotating the funnel 45 degrees increased the maximum velocity to 13.9 m/s and flow rate to 36.4 m^3/s.
3. Flow from the +/-z direction had a maximum velocity of 10.2 m/s and flow rate of 23.49 m^3/s through the funnel.
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invelox (Mehmet Bariskan)
1. INVELOX OPTIMIZATION
Invelox Tower CFD Test - Flow From Different Directions
Instructor : Professor Yiannis Andreopoulos
Student : M.E. Mehmet Bariskan
2. HOW IT WORKS ?
Capture, accelerate, concentrate. The name INVELOX comes from this
dedication to INcreasing the VELOcity of wind. What the technology
produces-energy is affordable, abundant, safe, and clean.
INVELOX, by contrast, funnels wind energy to ground base generators. Wind
is captured with a funnel and directed through a tapering passageway that
naturally accelerates its flow. This stream of kinetic energy then drives a
generator that is installed safely and economically at ground level.
Bringing the airflow from top of the tower to ground level allows for greater
power generation with much smaller turbine blades. It also allows for
networking, allowing multiple towers to direct energy to the same generator.
9. MESHING (ANSYS)
Nodes 1,196,008 Mesh 4.8 m
Invelox
Detailed at Nozzle
4.8 m (Fine Mesh with Face Sizing 0.05m)
1.9 m (Medium Mesh )
Nodes 443039 Mesh 1.9 m
Invelox
10. BOUNDARY CONDITIONS
Inlet = 6.7056 m/s
Outlet = 0 (Gauge Pressure)
Invelox = Roughness Constant 0.5
%5 Turbulance Intensity/ 0.01m
Length
Wall = No Slip
Ref. Value = Inlet
11. PROBLEM SET-UP & SOLUTION
General = Steady
Model = Viscous Standard k-e
Standard Wall Function
Material = Air
Boundary C = Described above
Reference Values = Inlet (6.7056 m/s)
Scheme = Coupled
Gradient = Least Squares Cell Based
Pressure = Second Order
Momentum = Second Order Upwind
Turbulent K. E = Second Order Upwind
Turbulent Dis. Rate = Second Order Upwind
Monitors = Residuals / Cd / Cl
Initialization = Hybrid Initialization
Run Calculation = 400 Iteration (Monitor till
Converge)
12. PRESSURE CONTOUR AT MIDDLE PLANE (+X)
Fins Flow Direction
-77 Pa Max. Static Pressure at Nozzle
Rotated Fin 45degree
-97 Pa Static Pressure at Nozzle
13. VELOCITY CONTOUR AT MIDDLE PLANE(+X)
Fins With Flow Direction
12.4 m/s max Velocity at Nozzle
Rotated Fin 45 Degree
13.1 m/s max Velocity at Nozzle
32. COMPARISON OF VELOCITY AND FLOW
MODEL (ANSYS) MESH SIZE VENTURI VELOCITY (M/S) FLOW (M^3/S) FLOW (KG/S)
AVERAGE MAXIMUM Q = A*V2.6250
(+) X FLOW MEDIUM 11.2 12.4 29.4 35.86
( - ) X FLOW MEDIUM 9.03 10.81 25.75 31.41
(+-) Z MEDIUM 8.95 10.29 23.49 28.66
(45 deg) FLOW MEDIUM 13.9 13.9 36.40 44.41