Reconciliation of computational fluid dynamics and observations in complex terrain through conditional resampling

K Nakao, Y Hattori - Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial …, 2019 - Elsevier
The 10-min statistics of the turbulence observed on masts often vary with wind speed. On the
other hand, the wind engineering computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis often carried …

Wind resource modelling of entire sites using Large Eddy Simulation

J Kantharaju, R Storey, A Julian… - Journal of Physics …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Accurate wind speed, direction, shear and turbulence information are key inputs for wind
farm energy yield and turbine suitability assessment. Met-mast measurements offer limited …

[HTML][HTML] Nested computational fluid dynamic modeling of mean turbulent quantities estimation in complex topography using AROME-SIMRA

Z Midjiyawa, JV Venås, T Kvamsdal… - Journal of Wind …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents a validation of the AROME-SIMRA model, which is a nested
computational fluid dynamics model that simulates both mesoscale and microscale …

Assimilation of disparate data for enhanced reconstruction of turbulent mean flows

XL Zhang, H Xiao, GW He, SZ Wang - Computers & Fluids, 2021 - Elsevier
Reconstruction of turbulent flow based on data assimilation methods is of significant
importance for improving the estimation of flow characteristics by incorporating limited …

Using observational mean‐flow data to drive large‐eddy simulations of a diurnal cycle at the SWiFT site

D Allaerts, E Quon, M Churchfield - Wind Energy, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Reproducing realistic date‐and site‐specific unsteady wind conditions in large‐eddy
simulations is becoming increasingly useful in wind energy. How to run a large‐eddy …

Numerical simulations of wind distributions over very complex terrain

P Brodeur, C Masson, C Sibuet-Watters - 44th AIAA Aerospace …, 2006 - arc.aiaa.org
This paper presents a numerical method that predicts the wind flow over highly complex
terrain on a small length scale resolution. The wind speed profile in the first 800 meters of …

Application of different turbulence models simulating wind flow in complex terrain: A case study for the WindForS test site

H Knaus, M Hofsäß, A Rautenberg, J Bange - Computation, 2018 - mdpi.com
A model for the simulation of wind flow in complex terrain is presented based on the
Reynolds averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS) equations. For the description of turbulence, the …

Numerical simulation of atmospheric turbulence for assessment of wind turbine

Y Hattori, N Tanaka, CH Moeng, H Suto… - Journal of Fluid …, 2011 - jstage.jst.go.jp
To obtain basic understanding for the development of atmospheric turbulence assessment
technique for wind-energy application, we examine the performance of turbulence …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of idealized large-eddy simulations performed with the Weather Research and Forecasting model using turbulence measurements from a 250 m …

A Peña, B Kosović, JD Mirocha - Wind Energy Science, 2021 - wes.copernicus.org
We investigate the ability of the Weather Research and Forecasting model to perform large-
eddy simulation of canonical flows. This is achieved through comparison of the simulation …

[HTML][HTML] One-year-long turbulence measurements and modeling using large-eddy simulation domains in the Weather Research and Forecasting model

A Peña, JD Mirocha - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
We present an intercomparison of a full year of turbulence measurements and simulations at
Østerild, a site in northern Denmark with relatively flat terrain and high surface roughness …