Application of an h-adaptive finite element model for wind energy assessment in Nevada

Renewable Energy

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1705-1722

  Pepper, Darrell W ^a   Wang, Xiuling ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

h adaptive finite element; Multiscale modeling; Wind energy assessment

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

H-ADAPTIVE FINITE ELEMENT; MULTISCALE MODELING; WIND ENERGY ASSESSMENT;

WIND POWER;

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WIND POWER;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MODELING; TOPOGRAPHY; WIND FARM; WIND POWER; WIND VELOCITY;

NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847381171     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2006.08.011     Document Type: Article

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