Simulation of fluid-structure interaction in a smallscale wind turbine composite blade

In this paper, a fluid-structure interaction (FSI) analysis is done for a small-scale horizontal axis wind turbinecomposite blade. The blade s geometry is modeled in SolidWork software and composite properties are assigned tothe model. Then, the model is imported to ANSYS Fluent software to simulate an incompressible and steady flowaround the blade. Composite properties are assigned to the model by ANSYS Composite Processing (ACP). Dragforce, lift force and shear stress distribution around the composite blade is estimated and deflection of the compositeblade is reported. Finally, the obtained numerical results are analyzed and some conclusions are drawn.