Role of subgrid-scale modeling in large eddy simulation of wind turbine wake interactions

Renewable Energy

Volumn 77, Issue , 2015, Pages 386-399

  Sarlak, H ^a   Meneveau, C ^b   Sorensen J N ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Actuator line technique; Large eddy simulation; Subgrid scale modeling; Wind turbine wake

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; LOADING; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW; WAKES; WIND POWER; WIND TUNNELS; WIND TURBINES;

ACTUATOR LINE TECHNIQUE; ENERGY APPLICATIONS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION TECHNIQUES; POWER AND THRUST COEFFICIENTS; SUB-GRID SCALE MODELS; TURBULENCE INTENSITY; WIND TUNNEL MEASUREMENTS; WIND TURBINE WAKES;

LARGE EDDY SIMULATION;

FLOW STRUCTURE; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VELOCITY; VORTICITY; WAKE; WIND SHEAR; WIND TUNNEL; WIND TURBINE;

EID: 84920190654     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: 18790682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2014.12.036     Document Type: Article

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