Non‐uniform velocity distribution effect on the Betz–Joukowsky limit

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 13 Mar 2012 English Publisher:WileyJournal:Wind Energy, volume 16, pages 279-282 (issn: 1095-4244, eissn: 1099-1824,

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Authors: Leonardo P. Chamorro; R.E. A Arndt;

doi: 10.1002/we.549

Non‐uniform velocity distribution effect on the Betz–Joukowsky limit

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ABSTRACTA simple analytic correction is derived for the maximum efficiency of an ideal wind turbine rotor, the Betz–Joukowsky limit. The analytic correction accounts for the effect that the non‐uniform atmospheric boundary layer velocity distribution has on the Betz–Joukowsky derivation. The maximum power coefficient predicted by using the atmospheric boundary layer velocity profile is slightly higher than that predicted by using a uniform velocity distribution. The application of the correction to a 100 m rotor diameter at 80 m hub height in a neutrally stratified boundary layer flow predicts a maximum power increase of 1–2%, depending on the approach terrain. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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