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The potentials of the controllable rubber trailing edge flap (CRTEF)

The potentials of the controllable rubber trailing edge flap (CRTEF). Helge Aa. Madsen 1 , Peter B. Andersen 1 , Tom L. Andersen 2 , Thomas Buhl 1 , Christian Bak 1 and Mac Gaunaa 1 Wind Energy Division 1 Materials Research Division 2 Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy

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The potentials of the controllable rubber trailing edge flap (CRTEF)

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  1. The potentials of the controllable rubber trailing edge flap (CRTEF) Helge Aa. Madsen1 , Peter B. Andersen1, Tom L. Andersen2, Thomas Buhl1, Christian Bak1 and Mac Gaunaa1 Wind Energy Division1 Materials Research Division2 Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy Technical University of Denmark, P.O. 49, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark. hama@risoe.dtu.dk

  2. OUTLINE • Background • The CRTEF • Wind tunnel test results • Potential load reductions • Summary and outlook The potentials of a controllable rubber trailing edge flap CRTEF -- EWEC2010

  3. Background • non-uniform rotor loading from turbulence increases with size of rotor • a distributed control along the blade has advantages for load alleviation and for stability control • numerical studies (e.g. Buhl 2005 and Andersen 2009) show considerable load reduction potentials using flap control Buhl T, Gaunaa M, Bak C. Potential load reduction using airfoils with variable trailing edge geometry. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering 2005; 127: 503–516. Andersen, P.B., Henriksen, L., Gaunaa, M., Bak, C., Buhl, T. ”Deformable trailing edge fl aps for modern megawatt wind turbine controllers using strain gauge sensors”. WIND ENERGY Wind Energ. (2009) Published online. DOI: 10.1002/we.371 The potentials of a controllable rubber trailing edge flap CRTEF -- EWEC2010

  4. Background – flap technology 4 The potentials of a controllable rubber trailing edge flap CRTEF -- EWEC2010 What flap technology can be used ? • piezo electric flaps (Bak et al. 2007) • deployable tabs (van Dam et al. 2007) Bak C, Gaunaa M, Andersen PB, Buhl T, Hansen P, Clemmensen K, Møller R. Wind tunnel test on wind turbine airfoil with adaptive trailing edge geometry. [Technical Papers] Presented at the 42 AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit 45 AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, NV, 2007; 1–16. van Dam CP, Chow R, Zayas JR, Berg DA. Computational investigations of small deploying tabs and flaps for aerodynamic load control. Journal of Physics 2007; 5. 2nd EWEA, EAWE The Science of Making Torque from Wind Conference, Lyngby, 2007; 1–10. April 21. 2010

  5. The CRTEF 5 The potentials of a controllable rubber trailing edge flap CRTEF -- EWEC2010 Development work started in 2006 Main objective: Develop a robust, simple controllable trailing edge flap The CRTEF design: A flap in an elastic material as e.g. rubber with a number of reinforced voids that can be pres-surized giving a deflection of the flap April 21. 2010

  6. The CRTEF development Comsol 2D analyses 6 The potentials of the controllable rubber trailing edge flap CRTEF -- EWEC2010 April 21. 2010

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  8. Wind tunnel experiment the 2m airfoil section with the flap in the VELUX wind tunnel, December 2009 airfoil section + flap during instrumentation 8 The potentials of the controllable rubber trailing edge flap CRTEF -- EWEC2010 April 21. 2010

  9. Wind tunnel experiment two different inflow sensors 9 The potentials of the controllable rubber trailing edge flap CRTEF -- EWEC2010 April 21. 2010

  10. VELUX WIND TUNNEL EXPERIMENT NACA0015 airfoil section with WITH RUBBER TRAILING EDGE FLAP The potentials of a controllable rubber trailing edge flap CRTEF -- EWEC2010

  11. AOA=8deg

  12. 0.1 Hz, beta stepDAY 1

  13. A MODEL FOR THE RUBBER FLAP RESPONSE The potentials of a controllable rubber trailing edge flap CRTEF -- EWEC2010

  14. The potentials of a controllable rubber trailing edge flap CRTEF -- EWEC2010

  15. Aero-elastic simulations Single flap - 30% of the blade Control input from simulated strain gauge Homogenious turbulent inflow The potentials of a controllable rubber trailing edge flap CRTEF -- EWEC2010

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  18. Summary and outlook • the basic principle of functioning of the CRTEF has been proven • aerodynamic and aeroelastic characteristics documented through wind tunnel tests • first aeroelastic simulations using wind tunnel flap characteristic as input indicate 50 percent load reduction potential • new development project formulated to bring the CRTEF technology up to a stage where it is ready for testing on a fullscale MW turbine (time frame about 2 years) 21 The potentials of the controllable rubber trailing edge flap CRTEF -- EWEC2010 April 21. 2010

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