Research on the effect of different turbulence models on the aerodynamic performance prediction accuracy of MEXICO wind turbines

Zhongguo Dianji Gongcheng Xuebao/Proceedings of the Chinese Society of Electrical Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 35, 2013, Pages 95-101

  Xu, Haoran ^a   Yang, Hua ^a   Liu, Chao ^a   Hong, Zedong ^a  

^a YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Flow separation; Grid; Numerical simulation; Turbulence models; Wind turbines

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; FLOW SEPARATION; FORECASTING; WIND TURBINES;

AERO-DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; AERODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE PREDICTIONS; AERODYNAMIC PREDICTIONS; GRID; LIFT AND DRAG COEFFICIENTS; PRESSURE COEFFICIENTS; SEPARATION CONDITION; SST TURBULENCE MODELS;

TURBULENCE MODELS;

EID: 84891854921     PISSN: 02588013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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