Linear and nonlinear models in wind resource assessment and wind turbine micro-siting in complex terrain

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 96, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2308-2326

  Palma, J M L M ^a   Castro, F A ^b   Ribeiro, L F ^c   Rodrigues, A H ^d   Pinto, A P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DO PORTO   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Turbine micro siting; Wind energy engineering

Indexed keywords

ANEMOMETERS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COASTAL ZONES; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DYNAMICS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ENGINES; FLOW SIMULATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID MECHANICS; HYDRAULIC MACHINERY; HYDRAULIC MOTORS; LANDFORMS; LINEAR EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; MODELS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; TECHNOLOGY; TURBINES; WIND TURBINES;

CHARACTERISATION; COASTAL REGIONS; COMPLEX TERRAINS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMIC; CONVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES; CUP ANEMOMETERS; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; FLUID-FLOW EQUATIONS; GLOBAL VIEWS; GUST FACTORS; LINEAR MODELING; MATHEMATICAL MODELLING; NON-LINEAR MODELING; PULSATING FLOW; SEPARATED FLOWS; SONIC ANEMOMETERS; TURBINE DESIGNS; TURBINE MICRO-SITING; TURBULENCE INTENSITIES; WIND ENERGY; WIND ENERGY ENGINEERING; WIND FARMS; WIND FLOWS; WIND RESOURCE ASSESSMENT;

WIND POWER;

EID: 49949096669     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jweia.2008.03.012     Document Type: Article

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