美国SANDIA国家实验室关于垂直轴风力机的研究报告SAND74-0100.pdf

SAND74-0100 Unlimited Release Printed March 1975 PRACTICAL APPROXIMATIONS TO A TROPOSKIEN BY STRAIGHT-LINEAND CIRCULAR-ARC SEGMENTS G. E. Reis Aeroballistics Division 5625 B. F. Blackwell Reentry Vehicle Aerothermodynamics Division 5628 Sandia Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87115 ABSTRACT Curves made up of circular arcs and straight lines which approximate troposkiens of interest in the design of crosswind-axis wind turbines have been calculated for a variety of constraints. These curves were fitted to the troposkiens by numerical iteration by using both a least-squares and a least-maximum fit. Curves produced with the least-maximum spacing criteria approximate the troposkiens more closely than curves developed with the least-squares goodness-of-fit criteria. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The authors would like to thank Louis V. Feltz, 5623, for the original suggestion of approximating the troposkien with a circular arc and a straight line; Peter C. Kaestner, 5625, for programming assistance; and Walton E. Williamson, 5625, for assistance with the minimization techniques. CONTENTS Page - List of Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Fittingprocedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Results and Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 APPENDIX A -- Derivation of the Equations . . . . . . . .