On the generation of vorticity by force fields in rotor- and actuator flows

Renewable Energy

Volumn 70, Issue , 2014, Pages 124-128

  Van Kuik, G A M ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conservation; Force fields; Rotor aerodynamics; Vorticity generation

Indexed keywords

ACTUATOR DISKS; CONSERVATION; FLOW SIMULATION; ITERATIVE METHODS; LIFT; VISCOUS FLOW; WAKES;

AERODYNAMIC ANALYSIS; AZIMUTHAL VORTICITY; FORCE FIELDS; FORCE-FIELD APPROACHES; NON-CONSERVATIVE FORCES; ROTOR AERODYNAMICS; SURFACE PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; VORTICITY GENERATION;

VORTICITY;

AZIMUTH; BOUNDARY CONDITION; HELMHOLTZ EQUATION; MOMENTUM; VISCOSITY; VORTICITY;

EID: 84902260468     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2014.02.056     Document Type: Article

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