PROBLEM STATEMENT:

ANALYSIS OF WIND TURBINE BLADE

Wind power is one of the most important sources of renewable energy. Wind-turbines extract kinetic energy
from the wind. The research on wind turbine blade design was limited on theoretical study, field testing and
wind tunnel testing which need a lot of efforts and resources. Due to the development of computer aided design
codes, they provide another way to design and analyse the wind turbine blades. Aerodynamic performance of
wind turbine blades can be analysed using computational fluid dynamics (CFD), which is one of the branches of
fluid mechanics that uses numerical methods and algorithms to solve and analyse problems of fluid flows.
Meanwhile, finite element method (FEM) can be used for the blade structure analysis. Comparing to traditional
theoretical and experimental methods, numerical method saves money and time for the performance analysis
and optimal design of wind turbine blades.

Software to use:
ANSYS Workbench

Material:
Aluminium Alloy

Mesh:
Hexahedron Mesh
ANALYSIS:

CASE 1:
Perform Transient Structural Analysis with Linked Modal Analysis with the following Inputs:
Max Pressure: 101325 Pa;
Apply pressure on the blade and constraint the end locations i.e, holes
Perform the analysis for 100 sec.
Modal Analysis:
Perform Modal Analysis with pre-stress condition as Static Structural anlysis.
Max Frequency: 300Hz
Number of modes to find: 6

Output:
Stress (Von-Misses)
Deformation
Strain
FOS

CASE 2:
Static Structural Analysis:
Max Pressure: 101325 Pa;
Apply pressure on the blade and constraint the end locations i.e, holes

Output:
Stress (Von-Misses)
Deformation
Strain
FOS

Case 3:
Harmonic Analysis (Mode superposition):
Max Frequency: 300Hz
Max Pressure: 101325 Pa;
Apply pressure on the blade and constraint the end locations i.e, holes

Output:
Displacement Vs Frequency.

Prepare a Power Point presentation which should include:

Slide 1: You’re Name, Mail id, Contact details, College details, Year and Semester
Slide 2: Problem Statement
Slide 3: Details of the model i.e. Mesh size (with reasoning why did you chose the particular size), Mesh type, Element
shape, Total number of nodes and elements, Quality Parameters
Slide 4: Inputs and Outputs of Case1 (Pictures of all the outputs and Inputs)
Slide 5,6: Inputs and Outputs of Case 2 and Case 3 (Pictures of all the outputs and Inputs)
Slide 7: Reference (if any) and Conclusion.
Conclusion should include a comparative study of the materials and outputs. Comparison can be made in the
form of graph, bar chart etc. Also mention the best material from the results.