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Wind Turbine Design Studies
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mark Turner
Students: Krista KirievichRobert Golsby
Attributes of Wind Turbines
• Convert kinetic energy from wind to shaft power.
• Interact with each other on wind farms.
• Operate under various conditions due to changing wind speed and direction.
• Be efficient and robust.
Elements of Wind Turbine Design Studies
• Use existing methods to design wind turbines.
• Use optimization approaches.
• Address issues of aerodynamics, structures, aeromechanics, and cost.
• Use GE 1.5 MW Wind Turbine as a baseline design.
• Generate a CAD model of design to 3D print at different pitch angles.
• Test these 3D designs in a wind tunnel to measure drag, rpm, and energy production.
Student Learning Goals
• Learn about the aerodynamics of wind turbines.
• Develop technical skills in CFD, FEA, and CAD.
• Gather and analyze wind tunnel data for different wind turbine designs.
• Understand energy conversion from one form to another.