The upstream flow of a wind turbine: Blockage effect

Wind Energy

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 691-697

  Medici, D ^a   Ivanell, S ^b   Dahlberg, J A ^c   Alfredsson, P H ^d  

^a Garrad Hassan Italia   (Italy)

^b GOTLAND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c RINGHALS AB   (Sweden)

^d ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

blockage effect; power curve measurements; upstream flow

Indexed keywords

VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; WIND TUNNELS;

BLOCKAGE EFFECTS; FINITE VOLUME CODE; HOT WIRE ANEMOMETRY; LASER PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY; POWER CURVES; TURBINE MODELS; TURBINE ROTOR; UPSTREAM FLOW;

WIND TURBINES;

DIAMETER; VELOCITY; VOLUME; WIND TUNNEL; WIND TURBINE;

EID: 79960784956     PISSN: 10954244     EISSN: 10991824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/we.451     Document Type: Article

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