Wind turbine wake properties: Comparison between a non-rotating simplified wind turbine model and a rotating model

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 120, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-8

  Aubrun, S ^a   Loyer, S ^a   Hancock, P E ^b   Hayden, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmospheric boundary layer flow; Homogeneous and isotropic turbulent flow; Porous disc; Wake; Wind tunnel; Wind turbine

Indexed keywords

ACTUATOR DISKS; ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; WAKES; WIND TUNNELS; WIND TURBINES;

ACTUATOR DISC CONCEPTS; HOMOGENEOUS AND ISOTROPIC; INFLOW CONDITIONS; POROUS DISCS; TURBULENCE INTENSITY; VELOCITY STATISTICS; WIND TURBINE MODELING; WIND TURBINE WAKES;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84880420537     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jweia.2013.06.007     Document Type: Article

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