A numerical investigation of nacelle anemometry for a HAWT using actuator disc and line models in CFX

Renewable Energy

Volumn 48, Issue , 2012, Pages 72-84

  Keck, Rolf Erik ^a,b  

^a VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A S   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Actuator disc; Actuator line; CFD; Nacelle anemometry; Nacelle transfer function; Wind power

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE MEASUREMENT; ACTUATOR DISC; ACTUATOR MODEL; BLADE-ELEMENT MOMENTUMS; EMPIRICAL FUNCTIONS; FIELD MEASUREMENT; HORIZONTAL AXIS WIND TURBINES; INFLOW TURBULENCE; LINE MODELS; NACELLE ANEMOMETRY; NEAR WAKE; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; REFERENCE DATA; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; WIND CONDITIONS; WIND FIELD; WIND SPEED AND DIRECTIONS;

ACTUATOR DISKS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; WIND EFFECTS; WIND POWER;

ANEMOMETERS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AERODYNAMICS; ANEMOMETER; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; WIND DIRECTION; WIND POWER; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 84861337740     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.04.004     Document Type: Article

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