WO2014023739A1 - Pale destinée à une machine rotative - Google Patents

Pale destinée à une machine rotative Download PDF

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WO2014023739A1
WO2014023739A1 PCT/EP2013/066495 EP2013066495W WO2014023739A1 WO 2014023739 A1 WO2014023739 A1 WO 2014023739A1 EP 2013066495 W EP2013066495 W EP 2013066495W WO 2014023739 A1 WO2014023739 A1 WO 2014023739A1
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blade
dimples
leading edge
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James Smyth
Peter Smyth
David Smyth
Gerard Smyth
Andrew Smyth
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New World Energy Enterprises Limited
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01D—NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES
    • F01D5/00—Blades; Blade-carrying members; Heating, heat-insulating, cooling or antivibration means on the blades or the members
    • F01D5/12—Blades
    • F01D5/14—Form or construction
    • F01D5/141—Shape, i.e. outer, aerodynamic form
    • F01D5/145—Means for influencing boundary layers or secondary circulations
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D29/00—Details, component parts, or accessories
    • F04D29/66—Combating cavitation, whirls, noise, vibration or the like; Balancing
    • F04D29/68—Combating cavitation, whirls, noise, vibration or the like; Balancing by influencing boundary layers
    • F04D29/681—Combating cavitation, whirls, noise, vibration or the like; Balancing by influencing boundary layers especially adapted for elastic fluid pumps
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03D—WIND MOTORS
    • F03D1/00—Wind motors with rotation axis substantially parallel to the air flow entering the rotor 
    • F03D1/06—Rotors
    • F03D1/0608—Rotors characterised by their aerodynamic shape
    • F03D1/0633—Rotors characterised by their aerodynamic shape of the blades
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2240/00—Components
    • F05B2240/20—Rotors
    • F05B2240/30—Characteristics of rotor blades, i.e. of any element transforming dynamic fluid energy to or from rotational energy and being attached to a rotor
    • F05B2240/32—Characteristics of rotor blades, i.e. of any element transforming dynamic fluid energy to or from rotational energy and being attached to a rotor with roughened surface
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2250/00—Geometry
    • F05B2250/20—Geometry three-dimensional
    • F05B2250/28—Geometry three-dimensional patterned
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2250/00—Geometry
    • F05B2250/60—Structure; Surface texture
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2260/00—Function
    • F05B2260/96—Preventing, counteracting or reducing vibration or noise
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/70—Wind energy
    • Y02E10/72—Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction

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  • the present invention is concerned with a blade for a rotary machine, which in use undergoes driven or driving rotation, and is particularly but not exclusively concerned with such blades when used in air or gas driven applications such as a wind turbines, or air or gas driving or displacing applications such as fans, compressors, and blowers, and in particular blades having improved flow
  • Rotating blades are used in a large number of applications and in particular rotary machines as described above, and in many of those applications it is desirable to improve the efficiency and/or performance of the blade through various means.
  • aerofoil blades are utilised in augmented wind turbine systems, for example comprising a shroud surrounding a set of aerofoil blades such as to take advantage of the higher velocity profile.
  • augmented wind turbine systems for example comprising a shroud surrounding a set of aerofoil blades such as to take advantage of the higher velocity profile.
  • blades of various size, shape and design are used in air displacers such as fans, compressors, blower based applications, for example HVAC applications, refrigeration applications, or any other applications requiring air or other fluid such as gas to be displaced.
  • air displacers such as fans, compressors, blower based applications, for example HVAC applications, refrigeration applications, or any other applications requiring air or other fluid such as gas to be displaced.
  • Such blades may have a full or partial aerofoil section, or may define a simple paddle/vane style blade design
  • a blade having a plurality of dimples distributed over an area of at least one surface of the blade which extends from at or adjacent a leading edge of the blade at least partially towards a rear edge of the blade.
  • the blade comprises an aerofoil blade.
  • the aerofoil comprises a low pressure or suction surface and an opposed high pressure or pressure surface, and the dimples are distributed over at least an area of the low pressure surface.
  • the aerofoil is asymmetric.
  • leading edge is rounded and the trailing edge is sharp.
  • the area of dimples extends along at least a major part of the length of the blade.
  • the dimples are generally teardrop-shaped with a wider end facing towards the leading edge of the blade.
  • the dimples vary in distribution density. Preferably, the dimples vary in depth. Preferably, the dimples vary in cross section with depth.
  • the plurality of dimples comprises dimples of different size.
  • the trailing edge of the blade has a localised rearward or downstream extension.
  • the localised rearward extension is at a free end of the blade.
  • the blade is a wind turbine blade.
  • dimples are also provided on the pressure surface of the blade.
  • the term “dimple” is intended to mean a localised depression in a surface, and which may vary in cross section with depth, and may be of any suitable shape and orientation.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of aerofoil blade according to the invention, having particular application in a wind turbine;
  • Figure 2 is a schematic partial cross section through the blade of Figure 1 ;
  • Figure 3 is a partial top view of the blade of Figure 1 ;
  • Figure 4 is a perspective view of a modification of the aerofoil blade of Figure 1.
  • an aerofoil blade for use with a wind turbine is illustrated, and comprises an outwardly tapered blade 10 with a rounded leading edge 12, and a sharp or narrow trailing edge 14 and an outer free end or tip 16.
  • the size, shape and profile of the blade 10 may be varied as required, depending on the particular application with which the blade 10 is to be employed.
  • a large number or array of dimples 18 are distributed over a lower pressure or "suction" surface 20 of the blade 10, and as will be described in detail hereinafter, are arranged to augment the flow of air around the blade 10 in order to improve the performance and/or efficiency of the blade 10.
  • the dimples 18 extend fully from the leading edge 12 of the blade to the trailing edge 14 and from the root to the tip of the blade 10, i.e. they cover substantially the entire suction surface 20.
  • the dimpled area of the upper or suction surface 12 may extend rearwardly from immediately adjacent to the leading edge 12 of the blade 10 only partially to the trailing edge 14, preferably at least one quarter the way to the trailing edge.
  • the dimples may not extend all the way to the root or the tip, and further alternatively the suction surface 12 may have one or more regions devoid of dimples.
  • the dimpled area does not necessarily need to extend along the full length of the leading edge 12 of the blade 10, although it preferably extends along at least a major part of the length of the leading edge.
  • the dimples 18 are generally concave teardrop-shaped depressions aligned with their wider ends facing upstream towards the leading edge 12 of the blade, as shown in Figure 3, and the narrow or tapered ends facing downstream towards the trailing edge 14.
  • the dimples 18 are preferably closely spaced, but their distribution density may vary over the dimpled area.
  • the dimples may also vary in depth, and may vary in cross section with depth. It will also be appreciated that the dimples 18 may be of any other suitable shape or size in order to generate a desired augmentation of the air flowing around the blade 10.
  • dimples 18 of different size, shape and/or depth may be used on the same blade 10.
  • the dimples 18 can be created directly in the upper or suction surface 20 of the blade, or by using blade protection tape 22 ( Figure 2) or any other suitable carrier (not shown) which is embossed with the teardrop or other shaped dimples 18 and applied to the upper surface 20. This allows the array of dimples 18 to be quickly and easily retrofitted to an existing blade.
  • the length of the blade 10 was 2.45m with an average chord of 300mm.
  • the dimples are 15mm long by 9mm wide at their widest part, with a maximum depth of 0.33mm.
  • These particular dimensions are suited to wind turbine blades, and may of course be varied to suit the intended application.
  • the blade 10 may be employed with refrigeration fans, blowers and/or compressors (not shown) and will therefore be dimensioned accordingly, with the profile of the blade 10 being altered to suit the velocity profile of the gas being displaced.
  • the above turbine blade design serves to accelerate airflow, increase lift, reduce the wake created and/or increase the air displaced by the blade 10.
  • the dimples 18 serve to create a micro-turbulent layer across the blade 10 which in turn causes the wind-force acting on the blade to be greater.
  • the dimples delay boundary layer separation thereby reducing the wake of the blade 10.
  • the dimples 18, when in an inverted teardrop shape, may also act as mini-augmenters and give the air direction.
  • the depth, size, shape and distribution density of the dimples 18 may vary with blade characteristics or other system parameters.
  • the trailing edge 14 of the blade 10 has a localised rearward or downstream paddle-like extension 24, preferably at its free end or tip 16.
  • the extended paddle-like tip 24 of the blade 10 serves to increase the surface area.
  • the dimples 18 can still work effectively on a conventional aerofoil blade which does not have the projection, i.e. as shown in Figure 1.
  • similar dimples may be provided on the "high pressure" surface of the blade (not shown), again extending rearward ly from the leading edge.

Abstract

L'invention concerne une pale utilisable dans des machines rotatives, telle qu'une pale d'éolienne (10) comportant une pluralité de creux (18) répartis sur une zone d'une surface à basse pression ou aspiration de la pale (10) qui s'étend de préférence d'une position immédiatement adjacente à un bord d'attaque (12) de la pale au moins partiellement en direction d'un bord arrière ou bord de fuite (14) de la pale.
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US13/897,766 US20140044552A1 (en) 2012-08-09 2013-05-20 Blade for a rotary machine

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