Wind-turbine and wind-farm flows: a review
Wind energy, together with other renewable energy sources, are expected to grow
substantially in the coming decades and play a key role in mitigating climate change and …
substantially in the coming decades and play a key role in mitigating climate change and …
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 …
Experimental and theoretical study of wind turbine wakes in yawed conditions
M Bastankhah, F Porté-Agel - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2016 - cambridge.org
This work is dedicated to systematically studying and predicting the wake characteristics of a
yawed wind turbine immersed in a turbulent boundary layer. To achieve this goal, wind …
yawed wind turbine immersed in a turbulent boundary layer. To achieve this goal, wind …
Wind tunnel tests for wind turbines: A state-of-the-art review
Wind turbine (WT) experiments in wind tunnels can benefit the efficient utilization of wind
energy in many aspects, such as the testing of new products, the validation of numerical …
energy in many aspects, such as the testing of new products, the validation of numerical …
Large eddy simulation study of fully developed wind-turbine array boundary layers
It is well known that when wind turbines are deployed in large arrays, their efficiency
decreases due to complex interactions among themselves and with the atmospheric …
decreases due to complex interactions among themselves and with the atmospheric …
Potential order-of-magnitude enhancement of wind farm power density via counter-rotating vertical-axis wind turbine arrays
JO Dabiri - Journal of renewable and sustainable energy, 2011 - pubs.aip.org
Modern wind farms comprised of horizontal-axis wind turbines (HAWTs) require significant
land resources to separate each wind turbine from the adjacent turbine wakes. This …
land resources to separate each wind turbine from the adjacent turbine wakes. This …
[HTML][HTML] Local and mesoscale impacts of wind farms as parameterized in a mesoscale NWP model
AC Fitch, JB Olson, JK Lundquist… - Monthly Weather …, 2012 - journals.ametsoc.org
Blahak, U., B. Goretzki, and J. Meis, 2010: A simple parameterization of drag forces induced
by large wind farms for numerical weather prediction models. Proc. European Wind Energy …
by large wind farms for numerical weather prediction models. Proc. European Wind Energy …
Optimal turbine spacing in fully developed wind farm boundary layers
J Meyers, C Meneveau - Wind energy, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
As wind farms become larger, the asymptotic limit of the 'fully developed', or 'infinite', wind
farm has been receiving an increased interest. This limit is relevant for wind farms on flat …
farm has been receiving an increased interest. This limit is relevant for wind farms on flat …
Unrestricted wind farm layout optimization (UWFLO): Investigating key factors influencing the maximum power generation
A new methodology, the Unrestricted Wind Farm Layout Optimization (UWFLO), that
addresses critical aspects of optimal wind farm planning is presented in this paper. This …
addresses critical aspects of optimal wind farm planning is presented in this paper. This …
Optimal control of energy extraction in wind-farm boundary layers
In very large wind farms, the vertical interaction with the atmospheric boundary layer plays
an important role, ie the total energy extraction is governed by the vertical transport of kinetic …
an important role, ie the total energy extraction is governed by the vertical transport of kinetic …