Turbulence effects on the wake flow and power production of a horizontal-axis wind turbine

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 124, Issue , 2014, Pages 82-89

  Chu, Chia Ren ^a   Chiang, Pei Hung ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Grid generated turbulence; Wake flow; Wake interference; Wind tunnel experiment; Wind turbine

Indexed keywords

PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY; WAKES; WIND TUNNELS; WIND TURBINES;

EMPIRICAL RELATIONS; GRID-GENERATED TURBULENCE; HORIZONTAL AXIS WIND TURBINES; TIME-AVERAGED VELOCITY; TURBULENCE INTENSITY; WAKE FLOWS; WAKE INTERFERENCES; WIND TUNNEL EXPERIMENT;

ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS;

EID: 84890418151     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jweia.2013.11.001     Document Type: Article

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