Actuator disc model using a modified Rhie-Chow/SIMPLE pressure correction algorithm. Comparison with analytical solutions

European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition 2008

Volumn 6, Issue , 2008, Pages 3017-3027

  Réthoré, Pierre Elouan ^a,b   Sørensen, Niels N ^a,b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acuator disc; CFD; Numerical wiggles; Rhie chow; SIMPLE; Wake; Wind turbine

Indexed keywords

ACTUATOR DISC; ACUATOR DISC; BODY FORCES; CFD CODES; FINITE VOLUME; FLOW SOLVER; NUMERICAL WIGGLES; PRESSURE CORRECTION; RHIE-CHOW; SIMPLE;

ACTUATOR DISKS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EXHIBITIONS; WAKES; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

ALGORITHMS;

EID: 84869997753     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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