Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Helical rotor'

The aim of this Master Thesis is to study numerically the aerodynamic performance of two small examples of horizontal axis domestic wind turbines: a conventional Savonius rotor, designed and built by a group of students of the Polytech of Tours (France), and its optimization, a helical Savonius rotor. In the first research project, the exploration is conducted even experimentally, testing the turbine in a wind tunnel present in the Polytech. The numerical investigation is carried out by the use of a software based on Computational Fluid Dynamics named Star CCM+, which helps studying the main fluid dynamics aspects as flow velocity, pressure and coefficients of performance. The second project consists in a helical Savonius rotor: according to the literature, the helical shape, comparing with the conventional Savonius rotor, usually shows better performances. After the 3D design on Catia, the turbine was printed using the 3D printer, on a reduced scale. CFD simulations allow to study the fluid dynamic features. Afterwards, thanks to a comparison between the two Savonius models, the performance enhancement of the new one is shown, together with a practical understanding gained of the parameters influencing aerodynamics the most. By means of the simulations, the helical rotor presents a power coefficient of 10%, which is better than the one of the conventional rotor, found at 7% for the same Tip Speed Ratio. Consequently, even the power produced by the new turbine, resulted to be better than the conventional windmill.

Helical twin screw compressors are being increasingly used in the oil and gas process industry and for refrigeration and air conditioning duties. This machine is capable of high reliability. To achieve it both thermodynamic efficiency and rotor forces must be taken into consideration at the design stage. In this study, a computer program for analysing the forces in a twin screw compressor has been developed. It takes into account all significant factors and includes a rotor profile generation program and a geometrical characteristics calculation program. The programs developed have been integrated with an existing performance simulation program and used to investigate several design aspects of a refrigeration twin screw compressor and an unusual refrigeration system design. A comprehensive examination of lobe tip designs suggests that lobe tip design parameters must be optimised if minimum power consumption is to be achieved and the use of a sealing strip gives an advantage. A para meter study for optimum rotor geometrical parameter combinations has shown that the 4+5 and 5+6 combinations have in general high efficiencies, but less rigidity, while the 5+7 and 4+6 combinations give the opposite results. The highest wrap angle and length/diameter ratio do not always lead to the highest compressor performance. A comprehensive examination of the influence of the slide valve on compressor performance and bearing forces has been conducted. Procedures for determining the optimum slide stop and volume ratios are presented. The detrimental effect of the non-return valve in a refrigeration system driven by a twin screw compressor has been examined. A non-reversing clutch fitted to the prime mover is an alternative, but must be designed according to the shut down torque which is higher than the normal running torque. This is demonstrated. An analytical model for axial-torsional coupled vibration in an Oil-injected twin screw compressor has been created. A frequency analysis of all the excitations has been conducted by using an FFT technique. It is found that the fundamental harmonic dominates the gas torque, while the first two harmonics dominate the axial forces.

Ce travail de thèse porte sur les propriétés de stabilité des tourbillons hélicoïdaux, structures que l'on retrouve notamment dans le sillage des rotors d'hélicoptères et d'éoliennes.Dans une première partie, le développement spatio-temporel de l'instabilité d'appariement est caractérisé à l'aide d'un code numérique pseudo-spectral pour une allée infinie d'anneaux tourbillonnaires. On montre que ce modèle axisymétrique d'écoulement est en effet une bonne approximation du système hélicoïdal dans la limite des grands rayons et petits pas d’hélice. Dans ces conditions, et en utilisant un adimensionnement judicieux, on obtient également que le résultat théorique pour le taux de croissance spatio-temporel obtenu pour une double allée de tourbillons ponctuels s’avère être une bonne prédiction pour le cas hélicoïdal.Dans une seconde partie, on décrit comment un ou plusieurs tourbillons hélicoïdaux ont pu être générés de façon très peu perturbée à l’aide de modèles réduits de rotors dans le canal hydrodynamique du laboratoire. Grâce à l’introduction de perturbations d’amplitudes et de fréquences soigneusement contrôlées, le taux de croissance de l’instabilité d’appariement a pu être mesuré et comparé aux résultats théoriques. L’évolution non linéaire de ces perturbations ainsi que d’autres modes instables, à plus petites longueurs d’onde, ont également pu être observés expérimentalement pour la première fois.Enfin, ces résultats ont été appliqués au cas des rotors d’hélicoptères pour la prédiction du régime de Vortex Ring State (VRS) et à la transition vers la turbulence du sillage des éoliennes<br>This thesis is devoted to the stability properties of helical vortices, which are of interest for applications such as helicopter and wind turbine wakes.In a first part, the spatio-temporal development of the pairing instability is characterised for an infinite array of vortex rings, using a pseudo-spectral numerical code. We show that this axisymmetric flow model is indeed a good approximation of the helical system in the limit of large helix radius and small pitch. Under these assumptions, and by using appropriate dimensionless variables, we also show that the theoretical result concerning the spatio-temporal growth rate for a double row of point vortices represents a good prediction for the helical case.In a second part, we describe how one or several helical vortices were generated in a carefully controlled way using small-scale rotor models in the water channel of the laboratory. Introducing perturbations with well-defined amplitudes and frequencies, the growth rate of the pairing instability could be measured experimentally and compared to theoretical predictions. The non-linear evolution of these perturbations, as well as other unstable modes of smaller wavelengths, were also observed experimentally for the first time.Finally, these results were applied to helicopter wakes for the prediction of the Vortex Ring State (VRS) regime and to the transition to turbulence in wind turbine wakes

Este trabalho apresenta a simulação numérica do escoamento turbulento em torno de uma turbina eólica de eixo vertical de pequeno porte, Savonius tipo helicoidal com torção de 180° nas pás. Com o intuito de avaliar a metodologia computacional empregada os resultados numéricos obtidos são comparados com os resultados experimental e numérico contidos no estado da arte. Também, compara-se o coeficiente de toque da turbina Savonius helicoidal com a turbina Savonius convencional. As simulações numéricas são baseadas no Método de Volumes Finitos, e para tal emprega-se o programa Fluent /Ansys versão 13.0 que resolve as equações da continuidade e as equações de Navier-Stokes com médias de Reynolds, juntamente com o modelo de turbulência . As simulações são desenvolvidas empregando diferentes malhas computacionais em estudos transientes, tridimensionais, com a turbina estacionária. A avaliação da qualidade da malha é realizada através do método de Índice de Convergência de Malha (GCI) o qual analisa o quão longe os resultados estão da solução assintótica para a malha utilizada. Após a análise da qualidade de malha, realizam-se simulações com a turbina em rotação as quais fazem uso da malha contendo uma região móvel possibilitando a imposição de uma velocidade angular ao rotor. O coeficiente de torque é obtido nas simulações e a partir dele calcula-se o coeficiente de potência. Além da análise do desempenho do rotor realiza-se uma análise qualitativa das características do escoamento sobre a turbina. A turbina Savonius helicoidal apresenta um valor de coeficiente de potência de 0,175 para a razão de velocidade de ponta de 0,58 considerando correção do efeito de bloqueio. Os resultados obtidos apresentam boa concordância com os resultados publicados por outros autores.<br>This dissertation presents the numerical simulation of the turbulent flow around of a small sized vertical axis wind turbine, consisting in a helical Savonius type with a 180° degree of blade twist. In order to evaluate the used methodology the obtained results are compared with the state of the art numerical and experimental data. It will be also presented the comparison between the torque coefficient of the conventional Savonius turbine and the helical Savonius turbine. The numerical simulations are based on the Finite Volume Method (FVM), using the commercial code Fluent/ANSYS version 13.0, which solves the continuity and Navier-Stokes through the Reynolds time-averaged methodology, including the turbulence model. The simulations are developed using different computational meshes for transient and three-dimensional studies with the stationary turbine. The evaluating the quality of the mesh is performed by of Grid Convergence Index (GCI) method which analyzes how far the results are the asymptotic solution to the mesh used. After the evaluation of the mesh quality, it was simulated a case considering the rotor motion using the moving mesh configuration, allowing the imposition of an angular velocity to the turbine. In the post-processing stage, it is possible to obtain the torque coefficient on the rotor shaft, allowing the calculation of the power coefficient for the turbine. In addition to the performance analysis, it is also made a qualitative analysis of the flow characteristics over the turbine rotor and in both cases presenting a good correspondence with the results in the literature. The helical Savonius turbine presents a value of power coefficient of 0.175 to a tip speed ratio of 0.58 whereas blocking effect correction.

Les tourbillons hélicoïdaux générés derrière les rotors sont étudiés. Pour les générer, une méthode basée sur le couplage entre la technique de la ligne active et un solveur des équations de Navier-Stokes (ENS), incompressibles et tridimensionnelles, a été développée. Elle consiste à modéliser la pâle par son équivalent de forces volumiques. Les équations, écrites en coordonnées cylindriques, sont résolues par un schéma de différences finies, écrit en parallèle. La méthode est d'ordre deux en temps et en espace. Le solveur des ENS a été validé par la reproduction des taux de croissance d'un écoulement de jet, instable, trouvés par la théorie d'instabilité linéaire. La comparaison avec des données expérimentales a montré que la méthode prédit bien l'aérodynamique de la pâle. Ensuite, le tourbillon de bout de pâle a été, en particulier, caractérisé. La vorticité et la vitesse azimutale ont été trouvées auto-similaire et la taille du coeur suit asymptotiquement la loi de diffusion linéaire 2D. Un modèle simple du coeur du tourbillon a été proposé. La présence d'une vitesse axiale dans le coeur du tourbillon a été montrée et a été caractérisée en fonction du rapport de vitesse au bout de la pâle. Finalement, une étude de stabilité du tourbillon a été faite en utilisant une vitesse angulaire variable pour perturber l'écoulement. Les taux de croissances des modes les plus instables sont en bon accord avec celui de l'instabilité d'appariement 2D des tourbillons. Trois types de modes ont été identifiés en fonction de la fréquence des perturbations et ont été trouvés similaires aux modes décrits par la théorie et aussi trouvés, précédemment, par l'expérience<br>This present work is aimed to study helical vortices encountered in the wakes of rotating elements. For this, the generation of a helical wake of a one-bladed-rotor in a laminar velocity field, is simulated by the actuator line method. This method is a coupling of a Navier-Stokes (NS) solver with the Actuator Line Method where the blade is replaced by the body forces. This method has been implemented in a finite difference code, that we have written in parallel to solve the 3D incompressible NS equations written in cylindrical coordinates. The order of accuracy of the method is two both in time and space. The NS solver was validated comparing growth rates of an unstable jet, found numerically, and those of linear instability theory. A good agreement was found. A good agreement was also found comparing numerical results to analytical formulations and experimental data. It was shown that the method predicts well the blade aerodynamics . Then, the helical tip vortex is characterized for different Reynolds numbers and Tip Speed Ratios. The vorticity and the azimuthal velocity were found self-similar and the vortex core follows asymptotically the linear 2D diffusion law. A simple model for the helical vortex core was proposed. The presence of an axial velocity inside the vortex core was highlighted. Then, a stability study of the helical tip vortex was done using an angular velocity dependent on time to perturb the flow. The largest growth rates were found in good agreement with those of the (2D) pairing instability. Three types of modes were identified based on the perturbation frequency. The results are similar to those found in previous analytical and experimental works

Le travail présenté dans ce mémoire est une contribution à l'étude numérique des systèmes tourbillonnaires hélicoïdaux qui sont émis dans le sillage des rotors (éoliennes, hélicoptères,...) et de leurs instabilités. Ici, ces écoulements sont localement modélisés par un ensemble de tourbillons à symétrie hélicoïdale. À l'aide d'un code de simulation numérique directe dédié, des solutions de base quasi-stationnaires sont obtenues pour différents systèmes tourbillonnaires. Une caractérisation précise et détaillée de ces solutions est ensuite effectuée : vitesse de rotation, taille et ellipticité du cœur, structure des champs de vitesse et de vorticité... À l'aide d'un algorithme d'Arnoldi couplé à une version linéarisée du code, on détermine les modes dominants d'instabilité ayant la même symétrie que l'écoulement de base, en fonction des paramètres du système: nombre de vortex, pas hélicoïdal, taille de cœur, nombre de Reynolds et présence d'un vortex de moyeu. En dessous d'un certain pas hélicoïdal critique, l'instabilité est dominée par un mode de déplacement global analogue au mode d’appariement d'une allé infinie de points vortex ou d'anneaux tourbillonnaires. En régime non linéaire, ce mode est à l'origine d'une dynamique complexe du système: dépassements, saute-mouton et fusion. On utilise un autre code linéarisé pour déterminer les modes instables qui brisent la symétrie hélicoïdale de l'état de base, caractérisés par une longueur suivant l'axe. À faible nombre d'onde, ces modes induisent localement des rapprochements entre portions de spires voisines. À grand nombre d'onde, on observe un autre type de mode qui déforme les cœurs tourbillonnaires via l'instabilité elliptique<br>The work presented in this manuscript is a contribution to the numerical study of helical vortex systems and their instabilities, as encountered in the near wake of rotors (wind turbines, helicopters,~...). In this work, such flows are locally modelled within the framework of helical symmetry. Using a dedicated DNS code, helical quasi-stationary basic state solutions are obtained for several configurations, and accurate tools for their characterisation are developed: angular velocity, core size and ellipticity, structure of the velocity and vorticity fields... An Arnoldi algorithm is then coupled to a linearised version of the code. The dominant instability modes with the same symmetry as the base flow are extracted as a function of the system parameters: number of vortices, helical pitch, core size, Reynolds number, presence of a central hub vortex. Under a critical helical pitch, the instability is dominated by a global displacement mode analogous to the pairing mode of an infinite array of point vortices or vortex rings. In the nonlinear regime, this mode gives rise to complex dynamics: overtaking events, leapfrogging and merging. Another linearised code is then used to extract modes characterised by a wavelength along the helix, which break the helical symmetry of the base flow. At low wavenumbers, these modes induce local displacements of the vortices and bring together portions of neighbouring coils. At large wavenumbers, another type of mode is found, which deforms the vortex cores through the elliptical instability mechanism

Etude des contraintes et des deformees du rotor pour toute situation de fonctionnement optimal, suivant trois etapes de recherche: 1. Analyse de fabrication des pales d'aeolia 3 (forme troposkienne de construction, parametres geometriques, contraintes normales dues au procede de cintrage). 2. Analyse du comportement statique du rotor. 3. Analyse du comportement dynamique des pales en fonctionnement (y compris l'arret) avec determination des modes propres du rotor et des deformees modales. Deux methodes de calcul, toutes deux matricielles, ont ete etudiees selon les besoins en rapidite du calcul et de sa mise au point et selon les besoins de precision des resultats

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L'engouement aujourd'hui pour la manipulation des propriétés électriques des supraconducteurs moléculaires dans le domaine des matériaux, nous a conduit à installer des gyroscopes au sein du cristal, pour que la propriété dynamique puisse moduler l'environnement électrostatique pouvant déboucher vers un nouvel ordre de charge et des structures ferroélectriques. Une machine moléculaire qui possède un rotor, un axe de rotation et des stators tel que le 1,4-diéthynylbicyclo[2,2,2]octane, a été choisie pour sa particularité à interagir avec la lumière, que l'on organise au sein du solide, sous forme de monocristaux appelés moteurs cristallins. La RMN CP/MAS sur poudre cristalline et monocristal a permis de caractériser le mouvement du rotor. Le développement d'une approche cristalline ajouté à la fonctionnalisation des rotors ont permis leur auto-assemblage et leur installation dans des architectures ouvertes organisées autour de cation métalliques (MOF,PCP,), ce qui a permis l'élaboration de matériaux multifonctionnels, dotés de la fonction dynamique, aux propriétés de conductivité ou de transition spin (SCO-MOF). Finalement, l'étude de systèmes cristallins dynamiques de basse dimentionnalité en optique non linéaire a permis de mettre en évidence le phénomène de photo-pilotage des gyroscopes par la lumière au sein du solide. le développement de systèmes plus élaborés permettra de mieux comprendre ce phénomène afin de l'utiliser dans des applications industrielles.

碩士<br>國立成功大學<br>航空太空工程學系<br>104<br>In this thesis, dynamic analysis of a double-helical geared rotor-bearing system is studied by using the finite element method. Rotating shafts are modeled as Timoshenko beam, which includes shear deformation and the effect of rotary inertia. Bearings are modeled as linear spring-damper. Disks are considered to be rigid, and their gyroscopic effect is taken into account. The gear mesh is modeled as a pair of rigid disks connected with spring-damped set along the pressure line. In this thesis, we discuss about the difference of axial response between helical geared rotor-bearing system and double-helical geared rotor-bearing system and the effects of parameters, such as helical angle, gear mesh stiffness, transmission error of gears, and different location of gears on natural frequency, lateral response, and axial response of the system. Software ANSYS is used to verify results for double-helical geared rotor-bearing systems. Numerical results show that the resonant response in axial direction of the double-helical geared rotor-bearing system is smaller than that of the helical geared rotor-bearing system, and that parameters of gears have much influence on the lateral-torsional coupling modes of the system.

碩士<br>國立成功大學<br>航空太空工程學系<br>106<br>This thesis performs dynamic analysis of a helical geared rotor-bearing system with composite shafts is studied by using the finite element method. Rotating shafts of the system are composed of composite material and modeled as Timoshenko beam, which includes the effect of rotary inertia and shear deformation. Bearings are modeled as linear spring-damper. Disks are assumed to be rigid, and their gyroscopic effect is taken into account. The gear mesh is modeled as a pair of rigid disks connected with spring-damped set along the pressure line. In this thesis, we discuss effects of parameters such as stacking sequence of rotating shaft, layers of rotating shaft, mesh stiffness coefficient of gear pair and damping coefficient of bearings on the resonance frequency and steady-state response of the system. Numerical results show that as the number of layers of composite shaft increase, the resonance frequencies of the system raise, and the resonance response of the system reduces. When the bearing damping coefficient increase, the resonance frequencies of the system raises, and the resonance response of the system reduces. As the stiffness coefficient of gear mesh increases, the resonance frequencies of the system raise, and the resonance response of the system reduces.

碩士<br>國立成功大學<br>航空太空工程學系<br>106<br>The purpose of this study is to investigate the dynamic behavior of a helical geared rotor system with oil-film bearing. The system is composed of shafts, gears and oil-film bearing. Under the framework of the finite element method, rotating shafts are modeled as Timoshenko beam including the effects of rotary inertia and shear deformation. Bearings are known as oil-film bearing. Gears are considered to be rigid, yet their gyroscopic effect is also taken into account. The gear mesh is modeled as a pair of rigid disks connected with spring-damped set along the pressure line. In this thesis, we discuss effects of parameters such as viscosity of bearing lubricant, radial clearance of bearing, journal diameter, bearing length, width-length ratio, helical angle of disk, inner diameter of shaft, on the dynamic response of the system. Results of this work for dynamic analysis of rotors are compared to those available in the literature. An excellent agreement is observed, which validates the formulation and implementation of the model development. Assumed lubricant as incompressible fluid. According to hydrodynamic theory, as the radial clearance of bearing decreases, the lateral response and the axial response of the system increases. Keywords: Rotor-Bearing System, Oil-Film Bearing, Helical Gear, Finite Element Method

碩士<br>國立成功大學<br>航空太空工程學系<br>106<br>In this thesis, dynamic behavior of a double-helical geared rotor system with oil-film bearing is studied by using the finite element method. Rotating shafts are modeled as Timoshenko beam, which includes shear deformation and the effect of rotary inertia. Bearings are modeled as oil-film bearings whose stiffness and damping coefficients vary as the rotating speed changes. Disks are assumed to be rigid, and their gyroscopic effect is taken into account. The gear mesh is modeled as a pair of rigid disks connected with spring-damped set along the pressure line. In this thesis, effects of parameters, such as helical angle, gear mesh stiffness, and different location of gears on natural frequency, lateral response, and axial response of the system are studied. Numerical results show that the resonant response in axial direction of the double-helical geared rotor system with oil-film bearing is small. By calculating the response of different nodes, it can be found that the node is closer to the middle of the rotating shaft, the lateral response is greater, otherwise, the node is closer to the bearing position, the lateral response is smaller. As the stiffness of gear mesh increases, the resonance frequencies of the system increase on the lateral-torsional coupling modes of the system.

碩士<br>建國科技大學<br>機械工程系暨製造科技研究所<br>99<br>The air pressure difference between upper and bottom of the rotors is the thrust for the rotation of traditional vertical axis Savonius-type wind turbine. The starting torque for Savonius-type wind turbine is large. However, the negative torque value can occur during the rotating process, reducing the efficiency of wind energy utilization. In this study, the rapid prototyping technology (RP) is used to produce small type Savonius helical rotor. The experimental and simulation methods are performed to explore the aerodynamic and the torque characteristics of helical rotor with different helix angles. Numerical simulation software Ansys Fluent is performed to simulate the transient flow field and aerodynamic in all cases. The low-speed wind tunnel test equipment designed in this study is used for the experimental measurement. Three helix angle of 0 degrees, 90 degrees and 180 degrees are performed in the experimental tests. The experimental results show that the helical rotor can improve the negative torque value of traditional Savonius type wind turbine during operation. The rotation speed and average torque coefficient are highest with the helix angle of 90 degrees at the wind speeds of 6,8,10,12 m/s. For the helix angle of 180 degrees, the negative torque can completely eliminate. From the simulation and experimental results, we show the design feasibility of Savonius-type helical rotor wind turbine.

碩士<br>國立臺灣大學<br>機械工程學研究所<br>98<br>This thesis describes the study of an innovative helical claw rotor design for fluid pump. Firstly, the contour of the claw rotor pair is constructed and is set into parametric model, and the design variables which can lead to the required performance, such as flow rate, is determined by the parametric model. By the computer aided design program, the claw rotor model is obtained after inputting values of the design variables. Due to the pulsation problem caused by the discontinuous pumping flow, the helical design is applied to the rotor pair. Helical design can be considered as phase shifting an indefinite number of the cross-sections of the claw rotor pair and superimposing the discharge flow. Therefore, the discharge flow would become more continuous and the pulsation would be decreased. Taken the stress and bending torque caused by the unidirectional discharging flow of the helical claw rotor pump into consideration, the rotor pair which could make a two-way discharging process would be an ideal design. Then a curve-sided type helical claw rotor pair, which is the modification of the helical claw rotor pair, is designed. Next, a calculation program is proposed in order to analyze the performances of these claw rotor pump designs, and the conventional claw rotor pump can therefore be compared with the two helical designs. The analysis shows that the pumping flows of the helical claw rotor pump and the curve-sided type helical claw rotor pump are more continuous than the conventional design, which results in less flow pulsations and higher efficiencies. In conclusion, the helical designs of claw rotor fluid pump are worthy to develop.