Study of ice accretion and icing effects on aerodynamic characteristics of DU96 wind turbine blade profile

• Published in: Cold regions science and technology Vol. 160; pp. 119 - 127
• Main Authors: Jin, Jia Yi, Virk, Muhammad Shakeel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.04.2019; Elsevier
• Subjects: Aerodynamic; CFD; Ice accretion; Icing tunnel; Maskinfag: 570; Mechanical and flow technical subjects: 574; Mechanical engineering: 570; Mekaniske og strømningstekniske fag: 574; Surface roughness; Technology: 500; Teknologi: 500; VDP; Wind turbine; CFD; Ice accretion; Aerodynamic; Surface roughness; Wind turbine; Icing tunnel

In order to optimize the large wind turbines operation in ice prone cold regions, it is important to better understand the ice accretion physics and its effects on aerodynamic performance and power production losses. This paper describes a case study of ice accretion on DU96-W-180 airfoil, which has...