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August 7, 2022, 12:26 |
K omega SST vs Realizable K epsilon
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Ahmad Hijazi
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Greetings,
I am working on a 2D transient simulation of vertical axis wind turbine. here are some of the Dimensions: Diameter =2 m Chord=0.265 m Number of blades=2 pitch angle=6 degrees airfoil: NACA 0021 Boundary conditions : inlet velocity=8 m/s turbulence intensity=0.5% Reynolds number is around 10^5. I tried first the K omega SST turbulence model, and it gave very low results in comparison with the experimental data (by comparing the average Cp value), so I then tried the Realizable K epsilon model, and It gave much better results. My question is can I use the Realizable K epsilon model for vertical axis wind turbines where there are a lot of flow separation and why it is giving much better results than K omega SST model ? |
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August 7, 2022, 15:22 |
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The SST k-omega model often predict separation on convex surfaces too early. If your operating point has significant suction-side separations then the SST k-omega model will probably predict too early separations and thereby incorrect Cp values.
Your Reynolds number is quite low and you will probably have a fairly large laminar part of your suction-side boundary layer. This will make the separation problem even worse. Using a Relizable k-epsilon model can improve the results. If you have experimental data for a similar case you should use that to decide which turbulence model to use. Another way to improve the results is to use a transition model, but since you have so low turbulence levels this is a bit tricky since you might have natural transition and not by-pass transition caused by the free-stream turbulence. |
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