Experimental analysis of wakes in a utility scale wind farm

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 138, Issue , 2015, Pages 61-68

  Subramanian, B ^a   Chokani, N ^a   Abhari, R S ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Drone; Experimental; Wake evolution; Wind turbines

Indexed keywords

DRONES; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

EXPERIMENTAL; EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENTS OF; MODEL DEVELOPMENT; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL RESOLUTIONS; TURBULENT MIXING; WAKE EVOLUTIONS; WAKE PREDICTIONS;

WAKES;

EID: 84921303975     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jweia.2014.12.009     Document Type: Article

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