Study on aerodynamic performance of mine air duct horizontal axis wind turbine based on breeze power generation

Abstract The development of wireless sensor network based on breeze power generation is of great significance to promote the development of the intelligent mine. According to the underground environment of coalmine, a small horizontal axis wind turbine with mine air duct was designed. The aerodynamic performance of the wind turbine was analyzed by constructing the three‐dimensional solid model of the wind turbine. The results show that under the condition of underground low wind speed. Outer basin: the air flow entering the air duct is accelerated and rectified, and the speed increases near the impeller. The pressure value at the front end of the blade is the largest and the pressure value at the rear end of the blade is the smallest. A certain range of negative pressure zone is formed at the rear end of the impeller, which is conducive to the operation of the wind turbine. After passing through the impeller, the speed of the air flow decreases and is the lowest near the impeller rotating shaft. Inner basin: the air flow speed gradually increases along the radial direction of the impeller center. The pressure at the front end of the blade is greater than the atmospheric pressure, which is conducive to facilitating the operation of the wind turbine. When the wind speed reaches the rated wind speed of the wind turbine, the power, torque, and output power of the wind turbine increase, which can provide effective power generation. Compared with other airfoils, NACA5505 airfoil has higher lift drag ratio and thrust coefficient. Compared with the wind turbine without air duct, the wind turbine with air duct has higher wind energy conversion and output power under the condition of low Reynolds number, which verifies the feasibility of the wind turbine with air duct.