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 …
density. Hence, for wind energy to make considerable contributions to the world's overall …
Review and evaluation of wake loss models for wind energy applications
Choosing an appropriate wake loss model (WLM) is a critical task in predicting power
production of a wind farm and performing a wind farm layout optimization. Due to their …
production of a wind farm and performing a wind farm layout optimization. Due to their …
Comparison of wind farm large eddy simulations using actuator disk and actuator line models with wind tunnel experiments
We compare wind farm large eddy simulations with the EPFL wind tunnel measurement by
Chamorro and Porté-Agel (Bound-Lay. Meteorol. 136, 515 (2010) and Energies 4, 1916 …
Chamorro and Porté-Agel (Bound-Lay. Meteorol. 136, 515 (2010) and Energies 4, 1916 …
Multimodel validation of single wakes in neutral and stratified atmospheric conditions
Previous research has revealed the need for a validation study that considers several wake
quantities and code types so that decisions on the trade‐off between accuracy and …
quantities and code types so that decisions on the trade‐off between accuracy and …
Mesoscale to microscale wind farm flow modeling and evaluation
J Sanz Rodrigo, RA Chávez Arroyo… - Wiley …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The increasing size of wind turbines, with rotors already spanning more than 150 m
diameter and hub heights above 100 m, requires proper modeling of the atmospheric …
diameter and hub heights above 100 m, requires proper modeling of the atmospheric …
A survey of modelling methods for high-fidelity wind farm simulations using large eddy simulation
SP Breton, J Sumner, JN Sørensen… - … of the Royal …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Large eddy simulations (LES) of wind farms have the capability to provide valuable and
detailed information about the dynamics of wind turbine wakes. For this reason, their use …
detailed information about the dynamics of wind turbine wakes. For this reason, their use …
A review of physical and numerical modeling techniques for horizontal-axis wind turbine wakes
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 …
power production and fatigue loading on wind turbines' structural elements. An efficient …
[HTML][HTML] Grand challenges in the digitalisation of wind energy
A Clifton, S Barber, A Bray, P Enevoldsen… - Wind Energy …, 2023 - wes.copernicus.org
The availability of large amounts of data is starting to impact how the wind energy
community works. From turbine design to plant layout, construction, commissioning, and …
community works. From turbine design to plant layout, construction, commissioning, and …
[HTML][HTML] Coupled wake boundary layer model of wind-farms
We present and test a coupled wake boundary layer (CWBL) model that describes the
distribution of the power output in a wind-farm. This model couples the traditional, industry …
distribution of the power output in a wind-farm. This model couples the traditional, industry …
Investigation of terrain and wake effects on the performance of wind farms in complex terrain using numerical and experimental data
F Castellani, D Astolfi, M Mana, E Piccioni… - Wind …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
In this work, the combination effects on wind turbine performances of wakes and terrain‐
driven flow are investigated. The test case is a subcluster of four turbines from a wind farm …
driven flow are investigated. The test case is a subcluster of four turbines from a wind farm …