A review of high-fidelity computational fluid dynamics for floating offshore wind turbines

S Xu, Y Xue, W Zhao, D Wan - Journal of Marine Science and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The design and development of floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs) is an attractive
issue in the wind energy harvesting field. In this study, the research related to the high …

A review on the meandering of wind turbine wakes

X Yang, F Sotiropoulos - Energies, 2019 - mdpi.com
Meandering describes the large-scale, low frequency motions of wind turbine wakes, which
could determine wake recovery rates, impact the loads exerted on turbine structures, and …

Large-eddy simulation of a utility-scale wind farm in complex terrain

X Yang, M Pakula, F Sotiropoulos - Applied energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Site-specific wind farm design must take into account the effects of site-specific terrain
topography. Large-eddy simulation (LES) is a promising approach for simulating the site …

Time-averaged wind turbine wake flow field prediction using autoencoder convolutional neural networks

Z Zhang, C Santoni, T Herges, F Sotiropoulos… - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
A convolutional neural network (CNN) autoencoder model has been developed to generate
3D realizations of time-averaged velocity in the wake of the wind turbines at the Sandia …

The influence of free stream turbulence on the development of a wind turbine wake

S Gambuzza, B Ganapathisubramani - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2023 - cambridge.org
The wake of an isolated model-scale wind turbine is analysed in a set of inflow conditions
having free stream turbulence intensity between 3% and 12%, and integral time scales in …

Characteristics of wind turbine wakes for different blade designs

G Dong, J Qin, Z Li, X Yang - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2023 - cambridge.org
In this work, we investigate the characteristics of wind turbine wakes for three different blade
designs (ie the NREL-Ori, NREL-Root and NREL-Tip designs, where the NREL-Ori refers to …

Effect of turbine nacelle and tower on the near wake of a utility-scale wind turbine

A Abraham, T Dasari, J Hong - Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial …, 2019 - Elsevier
Super-large-scale particle image velocimetry using natural snowfall is used to investigate
the influence of nacelle and tower generated flow structures on the near-wake of an …

A point vortex transportation model for yawed wind turbine wakes

H Zong, F Porté-Agel - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2020 - cambridge.org
In this study, stereo particle imaging velocimetry measurements are performed at multiple
streamwise locations behind a yawed wind turbine to reveal the formation mechanisms of …

Similarity of wake meandering for different wind turbine designs for different scales

D Foti, X Yang, F Sotiropoulos - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2018 - cambridge.org
The wake meandering characteristics of four different wind turbine designs with diameters
ranging from a few centimetres (wind tunnel scale) to a hundred metres (utility scale) are …

Effect of wind turbine nacelle on turbine wake dynamics in large wind farms

D Foti, X Yang, L Shen, F Sotiropoulos - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2019 - cambridge.org
Wake meandering, a phenomenon of large-scale lateral oscillation of the wake, has
significant effects on the velocity deficit and turbulence intensities in wind turbine wakes …