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DWG TITLEPORTFOLIO BLUEPRINT
DRAWN BYDINESH KUMAR
SCALE1:1
REVISIONA.02
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Aerospace & Energy

Wind Turbine Aerodynamics

Analyze wind turbine aerodynamic performance, swept area power extraction, tip speed ratio matching, and power coefficient efficiency under variable atmospheric conditions.

Theory
BEM Theory
Blade Element Momentum
Mesh
35 Node Sweep
Real-time solver
Output
CSV
Export ready

Parameters

Turbine Design Preset
Wind speed sweep ramp

Aerodynamic Governing Equations

Swept Area
A = π * R²
Power Extraction
P = 0.5 * ρ * A * v³ * Cp
Tip Speed Ratio (λ)
λ = (ω * R) / v
Power Coefficient (Cp)
Cp(λ, β) = 0.5176 * (116/λ_i - 0.4*β - 5) * e^(-21/λ_i) + 0.0068*λ

Max Betz limit limits aerodynamic efficiency (Cp) to 0.593 (59.3%).

The current system efficiency is 47.9%.

Power scales cubically (v³) with wind speed, making site placement critical.

Linked Fluid-Structure Flow

Wind: 10.0 m/sPower: 2.30 MWD = 100m | Speed: 15.0 RPM
Power Output
2.30MW
Power Coeff (Cp)
0.479
Tip Speed Ratio
7.85
Swept Area
7854

Rotor Speed Performance Curve

Performance Node Sweep

Rotor Speed (RPM)Tip Speed Ratio (λ)Efficiency (Cp)Power Output (MW)
1 RPM0.520.0040.02 MW
2 RPM1.050.0070.03 MW
3 RPM1.570.0110.05 MW
4 RPM2.090.0160.08 MW
5 RPM2.620.0300.15 MW
6 RPM3.140.0590.28 MW
7 RPM3.670.1040.50 MW
8 RPM4.190.1620.78 MW
9 RPM4.710.2271.09 MW
10 RPM5.240.2921.40 MW
11 RPM5.760.3511.69 MW
12 RPM6.280.4021.93 MW
13 RPM6.810.4402.12 MW
14 RPM7.330.4662.24 MW
15 RPM7.850.4792.30 MW
16 RPM8.380.4782.30 MW
17 RPM8.900.4662.24 MW
18 RPM9.420.4422.13 MW
19 RPM9.950.4081.96 MW
20 RPM10.470.3641.75 MW
21 RPM11.000.3131.51 MW
22 RPM11.520.2541.22 MW
23 RPM12.040.1900.91 MW
24 RPM12.570.1200.58 MW
25 RPM13.090.0460.22 MW
26 RPM13.610.0000.00 MW
27 RPM14.140.0000.00 MW
28 RPM14.660.0000.00 MW
29 RPM15.180.0000.00 MW
30 RPM15.710.0000.00 MW
31 RPM16.230.0000.00 MW
32 RPM16.760.0000.00 MW
33 RPM17.280.0000.00 MW
34 RPM17.800.0000.00 MW
35 RPM18.330.0000.00 MW