Flow structure and turbulence in wind farms

RJAM Stevens, C Meneveau - Annual review of fluid mechanics, 2017 - annualreviews.org
Similar to other renewable energy sources, wind energy is characterized by a low power
density. Hence, for wind energy to make considerable contributions to the world's overall …

A review of physical and numerical modeling techniques for horizontal-axis wind turbine wakes

MM Amiri, M Shadman, SF Estefen - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Wake effects within a wind farm are identified as one of the main factors impacting wind farm
power production and fatigue loading on wind turbines' structural elements. An efficient …

Implementation of the blade element momentum model on a polar grid and its aeroelastic load impact

HA Madsen, TJ Larsen, GR Pirrung, A Li… - Wind Energy …, 2020 - wes.copernicus.org
We show that the upscaling of wind turbines from rotor diameters of 15–20 m to presently
large rotors of 150–200 m has changed the requirements for the aerodynamic blade …

[HTML][HTML] 风能利用中的空气动力学研究进展Ⅰ: 风力机气动特性

王同光, 田琳琳, 钟伟, 王珑, 朱呈勇 - 空气动力学学报, 2022 - html.rhhz.net
随着世界各国纲领性行业政策的积极制定, 风电行业将继续高速发展. 风电机组大型化(达到多兆
瓦级甚至十兆瓦级), 海洋化(从陆地扩展至海上), 智能化(辅以智能化结构, 材料和控制策略) …

An efficient blade sweep correction model for blade element momentum theory

EK Fritz, C Ferreira, K Boorsma - Wind Energy, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This article proposes an efficient correction model that enables the extension of the blade
element momentum method (BEM) for swept blades. Standard BEM algorithms, assuming a …

Numerical investigation of the aerodynamics and wake structures of horizontal axis wind turbines by using nonlinear vortex lattice method

H Lee, DJ Lee - Renewable Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Wind turbines are emerging as one of the most promising and cost-effective renewable
energy sources, due to their economical merits and technical maturity. It is important to …

Low Reynolds number effects on aerodynamic loads of a small scale wind turbine

H Lee, DJ Lee - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Small-scale or scaled-down wind turbines for model experiments mostly operate in low-
Reynolds-number flow. The nonlinear variations of aerodynamic coefficients with respect to …

Novel machine-learning-based stall delay correction model for improving blade element momentum analysis in wind turbine performance prediction

IF Syed Ahmed Kabir, MK Gajendran, EYK Ng… - Wind, 2022 - mdpi.com
Wind turbine blades experience excessive load due to inaccuracies in the prediction of
aerodynamic loads by conventional methods during design, leading to structural failure. The …

Comparison of aerodynamic models for horizontal axis wind turbine blades accounting for curved tip shapes

SG Horcas, N Ramos‐García, A Li, G Pirrung… - Wind …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Curved tip extensions are among the rotor innovation concepts that can contribute to the
higher performance and lower cost of horizontal axis wind turbines. One of the key drivers to …

[HTML][HTML] Determination of the angle of attack on a research wind turbine rotor blade using surface pressure measurements

R Soto-Valle, S Bartholomay, J Alber… - Wind Energy …, 2020 - wes.copernicus.org
In this paper, a method to determine the angle of attack on a wind turbine rotor blade using a
chordwise pressure distribution measurement was applied. The approach used a reduced …