Ardişik çirpan kanatli enerji üretecinin performansini artirmada ön kanat hareketinin etkisi: Effect of the forewing in enhancing the performance of a flapping wing power generator

Translated title of the contribution: Effect of fore-wing motion on increasing the performance of a tandem flapping wing power generator

Idil Fenercioglu, F. Karakas

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Abstract

Low Reynolds number flow regime attract interest to provide insight to alternative energy production studies. Understanding how natural fliers utilize and control the unsteady aerodynamic phenomena to enhance their capabilities draw continuous attention on improving the design and development of engineered systems that may take advantage of similar unsteady aerodynamic mechanisms. For a better improvement to the design of a renewable and sustainable tandem flapping-wing energy generator, this experimental study investigates the flow structures around and in the near wake of the flapping foils to put forward the effect of rapid pitch reversal time (ΔTR) and the phase angle (ψ) on the system's energy efficiency by commenting on productive or destructive power production. When the fore wing and the hind wing motions are equal, the maximum power can be attained with sinusoidal motion (ΔTR = 0.5) and ψ = 135° phase angle. When the fore wing performs sinusoidal motion, the pitch reversal time ΔTR-hind = 0.4 case can produce power in addition to the power produced by the fore wing when the phase angle is between 45° ≤ ψ ≤ 180°. It can be concluded that using a sinusoidal fore wing to slow down the flow seen by the hind wing less, can result in more effective energy production in a tandem flapping wing system.

Translated title of the contributionEffect of fore-wing motion on increasing the performance of a tandem flapping wing power generator
Original languageTurkish
Pages (from-to)1897-1915
Number of pages19
JournalJournal of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture of Gazi University
Volume34
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 Jun 2019

Keywords

  • Flapping wing
  • Flow structures
  • PIV
  • Power generator
  • Tandem wings

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