An experimental and numerical study of the vortex structure in the wake of a wind turbine

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-21

  Whale, J ^a   Anderson, C G ^b   Bareiss, R ^c   Wagner, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b Southfield Industrial Estate   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Particle Image Velocimetry; Tip vortex behaviour; Vortex wake model; Wind turbine wakes

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VORTEX FLOW; WAKES;

PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY;

WIND TURBINES;

PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY; VORTEX; WAKE; WIND TURBINE;

EID: 0034054317     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6105(98)00201-3     Document Type: Article

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