Abstract
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) based numerical study has been carried out to analyze the effect of super cooled large droplets (SLD) deformation and splashing on resultant ice accretion of a large horizontal axis wind turbine blade. Analysis were carried out for rime ice conditions at median volume diameter of MVD = 70μm, for two different droplet distribution spectrums (mono-dispersed and Langmuir-D). The focus was mainly to understand the ice growth in case of SLD splashing. Results show that considering the SLD splashing effects, increases the ice accretion and also Langmuir-D type droplet distribution spectrum represents the droplet behavior more accurately, as compared to mono-dispersed distribution spectrum in case of SLD.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
