Hassan Afzal
Biography
The design of a wind turbine blade plays a vital role in the aerodynamic and structural analysis of the turbine blade during its operation. Therefore, in recent years, engineers and scientists have been working on modifying these turbine blades to enhance their aerodynamic and structural features.
To develop the design, these blades are modified by inspiring from animals or birds, such as the owl, eagle or sperm whale. It is evident that such living beings that fly in the air or swim in water use the serrated design of their wings or fins, which helps them to move in fluids. This idea is incorporated in this research to achieve better aerodynamic, structural and aeroacoustics performance of the blade. It is expected that the aerodynamics and aeroacoustics of the blade will perform better than the conventional design of the blade.
This will be tested using software such as ANSYS FLUENT and Mechanical APDL. Consequently, the blade will produce less noise while in operation and will increase its structural durability and aerodynamic features. This design of the blade will be environmentally friendly and will be in line with the net-zero target set by the UK’s government, to be achieved by 2050.
Areas of Research
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Finite Element Methods, Study of flow behaviour around Wind Turbine blade, Structural analysis using Mechanical APDL.
Conducted Wind Turbine laboratory in Fluid mechanics and thermodynamics module, assisting students at the undergraduate level about flow behaviour around the wind turbine blade and the significance of the using CFD in predicting such flows.
Qualifications
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Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering
2026 -
Aerospace Engineering
2023 - 2025 -
Mechanical Engineering
2000 - 2005