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 …
[HTML][HTML] CFD in wind energy: the virtual, multiscale wind tunnel
J Sumner, CS Watters, C Masson - Energies, 2010 - mdpi.com
Over the past two decades, computational fluid dynamics and particularly the finite volume
method have been increasingly used to predict the performance of wind turbines within their …
method have been increasingly used to predict the performance of wind turbines within their …
[HTML][HTML] The Perdigão: peering into microscale details of mountain winds
Aitken, ML, B. Kosović, JD Mirocha, and JK Lundquist, 2014: Large eddy simulation of wind
turbine wake dynamics in the stable boundary layer using the Weather Research and …
turbine wake dynamics in the stable boundary layer using the Weather Research and …
One-and two-equation models for canopy turbulence
The predictive skills of single-and two-equation (or K–e) models to compute profiles of mean
velocity (U), turbulent kinetic energy (K), and Reynolds stresses ðu0w0Þ are compared …
velocity (U), turbulent kinetic energy (K), and Reynolds stresses ðu0w0Þ are compared …
Complex terrain experiments in the new european wind atlas
The New European Wind Atlas project will create a freely accessible wind atlas covering
Europe and Turkey, develop the model chain to create the atlas and perform a series of …
Europe and Turkey, develop the model chain to create the atlas and perform a series of …
CFD simulation of wind flow over natural complex terrain: Case study with validation by field measurements for Ria de Ferrol, Galicia, Spain
B Blocken, A van der Hout, J Dekker… - Journal of Wind …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Accurate and reliable Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations of wind
flow over natural complex terrain are important for a wide range of applications including …
flow over natural complex terrain are important for a wide range of applications including …
The Bolund experiment, part II: blind comparison of microscale flow models
A Bechmann, NN Sørensen, J Berg, J Mann… - Boundary-layer …, 2011 - Springer
Bolund measurements were used for a blind comparison of microscale flow models. Fifty-
seven models ranging from numerical to physical were used, including large-eddy …
seven models ranging from numerical to physical were used, including large-eddy …
The Bolund experiment, part I: flow over a steep, three-dimensional hill
J Berg, J Mann, A Bechmann, MS Courtney… - Boundary-layer …, 2011 - Springer
We present an analysis of data from a measurement campaign performed at the Bolund
peninsula in Denmark in the winter of 2007–2008. Bolund is a small isolated hill exhibiting a …
peninsula in Denmark in the winter of 2007–2008. Bolund is a small isolated hill exhibiting a …
RANS simulation of ABL flow over complex terrains applying an Enhanced k-ε model and wall function formulation: Implementation and comparison for fluent and …
The simulation of Atmospheric Boundary Layer (ABL) flows is commonly performed using
commercial CFD codes with RANS turbulence modeling, applying the standard k-ε model …
commercial CFD codes with RANS turbulence modeling, applying the standard k-ε model …
Linear and nonlinear models in wind resource assessment and wind turbine micro-siting in complex terrain
The current trend of increasing the electricity production from wind energy has led to the
installation of wind farms in areas of greater orographic complexity, raising doubts on the …
installation of wind farms in areas of greater orographic complexity, raising doubts on the …