Derivation and verification of three-dimensional wake model of multiple wind turbines based on super-Gaussian function

S Zhang, X Gao, W Ma, H Lu, T Lv, S Xu, X Zhu, H Sun… - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Wind power production is strongly affected by wake, and wake analysis is particularly
important for wind farm layout optimization. The purpose of this study is to establish a multi …

Verification and validation of CFD simulations of the NTNU BT1 wind turbine

M Ye, HC Chen, A Koop - Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial …, 2023 - Elsevier
Results obtained from CFD simulations are sensitive to many numerical settings, such as
grid spacing, time increment, turbulence models, etc. Therefore, rigorous quantification of …

High-fidelity CFD simulations for the wake characteristics of the NTNU BT1 wind turbine

M Ye, HC Chen, A Koop - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, we present the results of the wake characteristics of a model-scale horizontal-
axis wind turbine (HAWT) obtained from high-fidelity CFD simulations. A thorough …

Effects of a nozzle on the propeller wake in an oblique flow using modal analysis

T Wang, H Shi, M Zhao, Q Zhang - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2023 - cambridge.org
The effect of a nozzle on the wake dynamics of a four-bladed propeller operating in an
oblique flow is investigated via modal decomposition and flow visualization of the results …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical and experimental studies of a morphing airfoil with trailing edge high-frequency flapping

W Zhang, L Chen, Z Xia, X Nie, L Ou, R Gao - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The aerodynamic performance of a morphing airfoil is numerically and experimentally
investigated. The morphing airfoil is designed based on macro fiber composites, capable of …

Composition of resolvents enhanced by random sweeping for large-scale structures in turbulent channel flows

T Wu, G He - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2023 - cambridge.org
Composition of resolvents enhanced by random sweeping for large-scale structures in turbulent
channel flows Page 1 J. Fluid Mech. (2023), vol. 956, A31, doi:10.1017/jfm.2023.39 Composition …

A proper orthogonal decomposition analysis upon aerodynamic structures under clean and rough conditions

I Quiroga, A Zarketa-Astigarraga… - Physics of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
A transitional flow regime is known to induce complex flow structures upon aerodynamic
geometries such as airfoils, and the dynamics of laminar separation bubbles (LSBs) pose a …

On the interaction of a wind turbine wake with a conventionally neutral atmospheric boundary layer

A Hodgkin, G Deskos, S Laizet - International Journal of Heat and Fluid …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, we investigate the dynamics of wind turbine tip-vortex breakdown in a
conventionally neutral atmospheric boundary layer (ABL). To this end, high-resolution data …

Dynamic-mode-decomposition of the wake of the NREL-5MW wind turbine impinged by a laminar inflow

G De Cillis, O Semeraro, S Leonardi, P De Palma… - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Dynamic mode decomposition (DMD) has been applied to the wake of the NREL-5MW wind
turbine invested by a uniform inflow, to identify the most dynamically relevant coherent …

Development and validation of a three-dimensional wind-turbine wake model based on high-order Gaussian function

H Wei, Z Zhao, Y Liu, Y Liu, K Ali, H Liu, S Wei, Y Ma… - Ocean …, 2024 - Elsevier
Under natural conditions, the wake velocity distribution approximates top-hat shape in the
near wake center, and a Gaussian shape in the far wake. To improve the prediction …