Characterization of three-dimensional effects for the rotating and parked NREL phase VI wind turbine

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 445-454

  Schmitz, Sven ^a   Chattot, Jean Jacques ^a  

^a University of California Davis   (United States)

Author keywords

CFD; Coupling; Navier Stokes; NREL phase VI rotor; Prescribed wake; Three dimensional effects; Three dimensional polar data; Vortex method

Indexed keywords

NAVIER-STOKES; PRESCRIBED WAKES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL EFFECTS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL POLAR DATA; VORTEX METHODS;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROTORS; VORTEX FLOW; WIND TUNNELS; WIND TURBINES;

AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 33845568157     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2349548     Document Type: Article

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