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The present study experimentally investigated the effect of a simulated single-horn glaze ice accreted on rotor blades on the vortex structures in the wake of a horizontal axis wind turbine by using the stereoscopic particle image velocimetry (Stereo-PIV) technique. During the experiments, four horizontal axis wind turbine models were tested, and both “free-run” and “phase-locked” Stereo-PIV measurements were carried out. Based on the “free-run” measurements, it was found that because of the simulated single-horn glaze ice, the shape, vorticity, and trajectory of tip vortices were changed significantly, and less kinetic energy of the airflow could be harvested by the wind turbine. In addition, the “phase-locked” results indicated that the presence of simulated single-horn glaze ice resulted in a dramatic reduction of the vorticity peak of the tip vortices. Moreover, as the length of the glaze ice increased, both root and tip vortex gaps were found to increase accordingly.
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The project was supported by Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (15ZR1442700).
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Jin, ZY., Dong, QT. & Yang, ZG. The effect of single-horn glaze ice on the vortex structures in the wake of a horizontal axis wind turbine. Acta Mech Sin 31, 62–72 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10409-015-0009-5
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