Numerical study of turbulent flow around a wind turbine nacelle

Wind Energy

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 281-298

  Masson, Christian ^a   Smaïli, Arezki ^a  

^a ÉCOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE SUPÉRIEURE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerodynamics; Nacelle anemometry; Nacelle rotor interaction; Numerical simulations

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT TESTING; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; ROTORS; TURBULENT FLOW;

NACELLE ANEMOMETRY; NACELLE-ROTOR INTERACTIONS; REYNOLDS-AVERAGED NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS; TURBULENT FLOW EQUATIONS;

WIND TURBINES;

AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT TESTING; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; ROTORS; TURBULENT FLOW; WIND TURBINES;

AERODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; TURBULENT FLOW; WIND TURBINE;

EID: 33745146179     PISSN: 10954244     EISSN: 10991824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/we.171     Document Type: Article

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