移动下击暴流流场特性及风力机动态响应研究

Research on flow field characteristics of moving downburstsand dynamic response of wind turbines

  • 摘要: 受大气边界层风影响,移动下击暴流射流中心位置不断变化,其风场结构、径向风速特征与静止下击暴流差异显著,进而影响风场中风力机的受载分布与动态响应特性。本文基于Oseguera、Wood、Vicroy经验公式模拟移动下击暴流的水平风速和脉动风速,获取风速时程数据,经频谱分析和概率密度统计,验证了脉动风速的非稳态非高斯特性。并运用动网格技术构建计算域,对移动下击暴流进行高精度数值模拟。结果表明:流场演化包含生成、下沉、冲击和扩散四个阶段,风场结构呈非对称分布,前缘水平风速增强、后缘减弱,射流速度与移动速度共同影响下沉气流倾斜程度及风场径向分布范围。此外,将风力机置于移动中心线上进行分析,结果显示,其表面风压随射流中心位置变化而改变,主冲击阶段塔架和叶片产生剧烈挥舞、摆振位移,塔基弯矩振荡显著;随着气流扩散消散,风力机整体动态响应逐渐平缓。本文研究可为风力机在极端风荷载下的设计和风电场的安全评估提供一定的理论借鉴,在优化风力机设计和提升风力机在极端天气下的运行稳定性以及促进风电场整体安全性方面,亦可为相关工程实践提供有益支持。

     

    Abstract: The moving downburst, influenced by the atmospheric boundary layer wind, results in a constantly shifting jet center, causing significant changes in the wind field structure and radial velocity characteristics compared to stationary downbursts. These variations notably affect the load distribution and dynamic response characteristics of wind turbines within the wind field. To investigate these effects, this study utilizes empirical formulas by Oseguera, Wood, and Vicroy to simulate the horizontal and fluctuating wind velocities of moving downbursts. Wind speed time-history data were obtained and analyzed using spectral analysis and probability density statistics, which confirmed the non-stationary and non-Gaussian characteristics of the fluctuating wind speed. The study also employed dynamic mesh techniques to construct a high-precision computational domain for numerical simulations of the moving downburst. The results indicate that the evolution of the downburst flow can be divided into four stages: formation, descent, impact, and diffusion. The wind field structure is asymmetric, with enhanced horizontal wind speeds at the leading edge and reduced wind speeds at the trailing edge. Both jet velocity and translation speed jointly influence the inclination of the descending air flow and the radial distribution range of the wind field. Furthermore, when a wind turbine is positioned along the centerline of the moving downburst, the surface wind pressure is found to vary with the shifting position of the jet center. During the main impact phase, the turbine's tower and blades exhibit significant flapwise and edgewise displacements, with the tower base experiencing substantial oscillations in bending moment. As the airflow diffuses and weakens, these dynamic responses gradually attenuate. This study presents an innovative “flow field-wind pressure-structural response” analysis framework, which comprehensively considers the unsteady characteristics of the wind field, the structural responses of the wind turbine, and the time-varying aerodynamic loads. The high-precision numerical simulations provide quantitative insights into the relationships between jet velocity, translation speed, and the turbine's dynamic response. The findings offer theoretical guidance for the design of wind turbines to withstand extreme wind loads, as well as safety assessments for wind farms under severe wind events. This research contributes valuable engineering insights for optimizing wind turbine designs, improving the stability of wind turbines in extreme weather, and enhancing the overall safety of wind farms.

     

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