Effect of Auxiliary Blade on Aerodynamic Characteristics of Vertical Axis Wind Turbine by Numerical Simulation

Table 2

Working conditions for simulation.

Working conditions		Main blade airfoil	Auxiliary blade airfoil	Fixing angle θ(°)
Working condition A; (WCA)	A0	NACA0018	/	/
	A1	NACA0018	NACA0012	0°
	A2	NACA0018	NACA0012	5°
	A3	NACA0018	NACA0012	10°
	A4	NACA0018	NACA0018	0°
	A5	NACA0018	NACA0018	5°
	A6	NACA0018	NACA0018	10°
Working Condition B; (WCB)	B0	NACA0024	/	/
	B1	NACA0024	NACA0012	0°
	B2	NACA0024	NACA0018	0°
	B3	NACA0024	NACA0022	0°
	B4	NACA0024	NACA0024	0°
	B5	NACA0024	NACA0026	0°