Volume 11 Issue 1 ( March )

Abstract: The low aerodynamic airfoil performance is a common challenge. This research project used the X-Foil program to generate three high aerodynamic performances (MKC-Series) airfoil. These airfoil were optimized for SHAWT blades with a Rekynolds number ranging from 100,000 to 300,000. An application in Matlab was developed using blade geometry optimization and BEM theory. Using new airfoil (MKC series), an optimal design technique based on BEM Theory is investigated when applied to the blade geometry of wind turbine rotors with a 0.2 m radius. Wind turbine rotor blades refined through experimentation were made using additive manufacturing utilizing 3D printing. Lower wind speeds were found to be more suitable for the MKC-Series airfoil than for the SG6043 airfoil.

Keywords: BEMT; HAWT; VAWT; CFD; TSR.