This paper presents the design and experimental verification of the Risø-B1 airfoil family for MW-size wind turbines with variable speed and pitch control. Seven airfoils were designed with thickness-to-chord ratios between 15% and 53% to cover the entire span of a wind turbine blade. The airfoils were designed to have high maximum lift and high design lift to allow a slender flexible blade while maintaining high aerodynamic efficiency. The design was carried out with a Risø in-house multi disciplinary optimization tool. Wind tunnel testing was done for Risø-B1-18 and Risø-B1-24 in the VELUX wind tunnel, Denmark, at a Reynolds number of For both airfoils the predicted target characteristics were met. Results for Risø-B1-18 showed a maximum lift coefficient of 1.64. A standard case of zigzag tape leading edge roughness caused a drop in maximum lift of only 3.7%. Cases of more severe roughness caused reductions in maximum lift between 12% and 27%. Results for the Risø-B1-24 airfoil showed a maximum lift coefficient of 1.62. The standard case leading edge roughness caused a drop in maximum lift of 7.4%. Vortex generators and Gurney flaps in combination could increase maximum lift up to 2.2 (32%).
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November 2004
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Design and Verification of the Risø-B1 Airfoil Family for Wind Turbines
Peter Fuglsang,
e-mail: peter.fuglsang@risoe.dk
Peter Fuglsang
Wind Energy Department, Risø National Laboratory, P.O. Box 49, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark
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Christian Bak,
Christian Bak
Wind Energy Department, Risø National Laboratory, P.O. Box 49, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark
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Mac Gaunaa,
Mac Gaunaa
Wind Energy Department, Risø National Laboratory, P.O. Box 49, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark
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Ioannis Antoniou
Ioannis Antoniou
Wind Energy Department, Risø National Laboratory, P.O. Box 49, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark
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Peter Fuglsang
Wind Energy Department, Risø National Laboratory, P.O. Box 49, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark
e-mail: peter.fuglsang@risoe.dk
Christian Bak
Wind Energy Department, Risø National Laboratory, P.O. Box 49, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark
Mac Gaunaa
Wind Energy Department, Risø National Laboratory, P.O. Box 49, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark
Ioannis Antoniou
Wind Energy Department, Risø National Laboratory, P.O. Box 49, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark
Contributed by the Solar Energy Division of THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS for publication in the ASME JOURNAL OF SOLAR ENERGY ENGINEERING. Manuscript received by the ASME Solar Division Jan. 2004; final revision Mar. 2004. Associate Editor: P. Chaviaropoulous.
J. Sol. Energy Eng. Nov 2004, 126(4): 1002-1010 (9 pages)
Published Online: November 18, 2004
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January 1, 2004
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March 1, 2004
Online:
November 18, 2004
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Fuglsang, P., Bak , C., Gaunaa , M., and Antoniou, I. (November 18, 2004). "Design and Verification of the Risø-B1 Airfoil Family for Wind Turbines ." ASME. J. Sol. Energy Eng. November 2004; 126(4): 1002–1010. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1766024
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