Numerical studies on the wind characteristics over gorge and valley terrains are very rare.
Some simplified gorge terrains with different included angles and different terrain heights …

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 …

With the development of mountain areas, more wind-sensitive infrastructures are
constructed. In the design of these infrastructures, the wind loading cannot be accurately …

This study presents a novel approach for wind farm micro-siting in complex terrain based on
an improved Genetic Algorithm (GA). Firstly, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations …

To study the wind characteristics at bridge site in a deep-cutting gorge, a gigantic bridge site
terrain model was made in a wind tunnel. The effects of different oncoming wind directions …

Wind energy is crucial to the transition to a carbon-free world. However, new wind farms are
increasingly sited on complex terrain, whose influence on turbine performance is still not …

The oncoming turbulence is of particular importance with respect to the investigation of the
turbulent flow fields over hilly terrain, which plays an essential role regarding the …

Large eddy simulation is applied to study the turbulent flow fields over a 3-D hill and a 2-D
ridge with smooth ground. The mean velocities as well as the turbulent fluctuations are …

This paper exposes the risk of generalization of wind conditions from a single met-mast
measurement to be representative of the actual flow field in a wind farm situated in complex …

In this study, flow behaviors and vortex morphology around the sloping terrain that is
covered by an atmospheric boundary layer are investigated using a combination of …