Wind turbine aerodynamics using an incompressible overset grid method

European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition 2007, EWEC 2007

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages 1-21

  Zahle, Frederik ^a   Johansen, Jeppe ^a   Sørensen, Niels N ^a,b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; NAVIER STOKES SIMULATION; OVERSET GRID METHODS; SHEDDING FREQUENCIES; STRUCTURED GRID; UNSTEADY INTERACTION; VELOCITY DEFICITS; WIND TURBINE AERODYNAMICS;

ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; EXHIBITIONS; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; UNLOADING; VORTEX FLOW; WAKES; WIND POWER;

TOWERS;

EID: 84875325115     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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