Journal of Energy 

About: Journal of Energy is an academic journal. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Turbine & Magnetohydrodynamic generator. It has an ISSN identifier of 2314-615X. It is also open access. Over the lifetime, 666 publications have been published receiving 9212 citations.

Aspects of Computer Simulation of Liquid-Fueled Combustors

Abstract: An existing ''discrete droplet'' model of liquid sprays has been extended to include a stochastic representation of turbulent dispersion effects. Applications to simple test cases, including the dispersion of single particles, produce reasonable agreement. However, two further applications involving volatile and combusting sprays show that the turbulent dispersion effects are small in comparison to those due to uncertainties about the initial conditions of the spray.

Wind tunnel performance data for two- and three-bucket Savonius rotors

Abstract: Fifteen configurations of a Savonius rotor wind turbine were tested in the Vought Corporation Systems Division 4.9- x 6.1-m Low Speed Wind Tunnel to determine aerodynamic performance. The range of values of the varied parameters was as follows: number of buckets, 2 and 3; nominal freestream velocity, 7 and 14 m/s; Reynolds number per meter, 4.32 x 10/sup 5/ and 8.67 x 10/sup 5/; rotor height, 1 and 1.5 m; rotor diameter (nominal), 1 m; bucket overlap, 0.0 to 0.1 m. The measured test variables were torque, rotational speed, and tunnel conditions. It is concluded that increasing Reynolds number and/or aspect ratio improves performance. The recommended configuration consists of two sets of two-bucket rotors, rotated 90 deg apart, with each rotor having a dimensionless gap width of 0.1 to 0.15.

Wingmill: An Oscillating-Wing Windmill

Abstract: This article describes an analytical and experimental investigation of a windmill which utilizes a harmonically oscillating wing to extract wind energy. In particular, the wing's span is horizontally aligned and the airfoil is a chordwise-rigid symmetrical section. The whole wing oscillates in vertical translation and angle-of-attack, with prescribed phasing between the two motions. A theoretical analysis was developed utilizing unsteady-wing aerodynamics from aeroelasticity and the results guided the design of a working model for wind-tunnel experiments. For the cases tested, theory and experiment compared favorably, and showed the wingmill to be capable of efficiencies comparable to rotary designs.

Energy Effectiveness of Arbitrary Arrays of Wind Turbines

Abstract: Determination of power degradation due to interference between wind turbines in an array is of importance in the engineering and economic planning of wind farms. A computer model for an arbitrary array of turbines is described. The basic fluid mechanics are treated in a simple but rational way. The turbine wake expands downstream due to ambient turbulence and mechanically generated turbulence (caused by momentum gradients) and entrains momentum and mass. Drag or momentum deficit, though, is conserved. Ground effect is handled by imaging. The effect of ambient turbulence is shown to be much greater than of that due to the momentum deficit generated by the turbine. The basic equations use fundamental fluid mechanical expressions related to drag conservation and wake growth due to turbulent entrainment and a family of self-similar wake profiles derived from experiment. This approach fully defines the wake velocity field. The wake of each turbine is then determined, subject to all upstream interferences. Power outputs of selected arrays as functions of wind direction are presented. The model is very well supported by the limited data available, and has proven effective and easy to implement. Advanced models incorporating nonuniformities in wind and turbulence and tower shadow are also described.