Modelization and Computational Science Lab

Simulation, Optimisation, Fabrication and Testing

Marc Garbey, Malek Smaoui, Nicolas De Brye and Christophe Picard

Introduction

SOFT aims at achieving the optimum design of a small (approx. 5") VAWT known as "The Savonius Rotor".

Motivation: The Savonius Rotor is interesting because it can

• start with very low speed wind.
• work in highly variable wind conditions inherent to turbulence in urban environment.
• resist hurricanes, if properly embedded into a stator.

It can have multiple uses mainly in the production of alternative and clean electricity.

Objectives:

• Optimize the blade shape of the Savonius rotor to get the maximum rotation speed.
• Demonstrate that the SOFT loop concept can be applied to multiple optimum design problems.

Challenge:

• Fluid structure interactions simulations (FSIS) are highly compute intensive.
• The optimization algorithm performs a huge number of simulations.

Approach: Using a distributed computing environment combined with adequate implementation, we can win these challenges.

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